in·sist

verb

/ɪnˈsɪst/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they insist	/ɪnˈsɪst/ /ɪnˈsɪst/
he / she / it insists	/ɪnˈsɪsts/ /ɪnˈsɪsts/
past simple insisted	/ɪnˈsɪstɪd/ /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
past participle insisted	/ɪnˈsɪstɪd/ /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
-ing form insisting	/ɪnˈsɪstɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsɪstɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to demand that something happen or that somebody agree to do something坚决要求；坚持
- I didn't really want to go but he insisted.我不大想去，但他硬要我去。
- Stay and have lunch. I insist!留下来吃午饭吧，就这么定了！
- ‘Please come with us.’ ‘Very well then, if you insist.’“请和我们一起去吧。”“好吧，你一定要我去，我就去。”
- insist on somebody/something doing something She insisted on him wearing a suit.她坚持要他穿西装。
- insist on somebody's/something's doing something (formal) She insisted on his wearing a suit.她坚持要他穿西装。
- insist that… He insists that she come.他执意要她来。
- (British English also) He insists that she should come.他执意要她来。
Synonyms demand
demandrequire ▪ expect ▪ insist ▪ askThese words all mean to say that somebody should do or have something.
demand to make a very strong request for something; to say very definitely that somebody should have or do something:
She demanded an immediate explanation.她强烈要求立即作出解释。
require [often passive] (rather formal) to make somebody do or have something, especially because it is necessary according to a law or set of rules or standards:
All candidates will be required to take a short test.所有候选者都要参加一次小测验。
expect to demand that somebody should do, have or be something, especially because it is their duty or responsibility:
I expect to be paid promptly for the work.我希望立即给付工钱。
insist to demand that something happens or that somebody agrees to do something:
I didn’t want to go but he insisted.我并不想去，但他硬要我去。
We insist on the highest standards at all times.我们始终坚持最高标准。
ask to expect or demand something:
You’re asking too much of him.你对他要求过分了。
demand, expect or ask?Ask is not as strong as demand or expect, both of which can be more like a command.Patterns
- to demand/require/expect/ask something of/from somebody
- to demand/require/expect/insist/ask that…
- to require/expect/ask somebody to do something
- to demand/require/expect/ask a lot/too much/a great deal
- to be too much to expect/ask
Extra Examples
- He quietly but firmly insisted.他默然但坚决地坚持。
- I'm paying for this—no, I absolutely insist.这账我来付－别，一定由我来付。
- The company insisted that the money be paid immediately.公司坚持要求马上付款。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- firmly
- strongly
- vehemently
- …
verb + insist
- continue to
- try to
preposition
- on
- upon
[intransitive, transitive] to state clearly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you坚持说；固执己见
- insist on something He insisted on his innocence.他坚持说他是无辜的。
- insist (that)… He insisted (that) he was innocent.他坚持说他是无辜的。
- The government has always insisted that this was not the case.政府一直坚称事实并非如此。
- + speech ‘It's true,’ she insisted.“那是真的。”她坚持道。
Extra Examples
- She loudly insisted that she had a right to stay.她大声坚称自己有权留下。
- She still insists her critics are wrong.她仍然坚称批评她的人是错的。
- Jackson has repeatedly insisted that the allegations were false.杰克逊一再坚称这些指控是错误的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- firmly
- strongly
- vehemently
- …
verb + insist
- continue to
- try to
preposition
- on
- upon

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘persist, persevere’): from Latin insistere ‘persist’, from in- ‘upon’ + sistere ‘stand’.