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| /ɪnˈsɪst/ |
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| 1 | to say very firmly that something must happen or be done 坚决要求；执意要求 |
| You must see a doctor immediately; I insist. 你必须立刻看医生；我坚持你这么做。 |
| +(that) She insisted that we stay at her house instead of a hotel. 她执意要我们住她家而不住酒店。 |
| +on Some companies insist on staff undergoing regular medical checks. 有些公司坚决要求员工进行定期体检。 |
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| 2 | to keep saying very firmly that something is true , even when other people will not believe you 坚持认为；坚决宣称 |
| +(that) The school insists that it is doing everything it can to cooperate. 校方坚持认为自己正在尽一切努力合作。 |
| +on He has insisted on his innocence from the beginning. 他从一开始就坚持宣称自己无罪。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | if you insist spoken
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| used for agreeing to something because someone says you mustThis expression is often used humorously |
| （用于表示赞同，常含幽默意味）好的，行，听你的，如果你坚持的话 |
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| ‘Another piece of cake?’ ‘Oh, if you insist.’ “再来块蛋糕怎么样？”“噢，听你的。” |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | inˈsist ˌon or inˈsist uˌpon |
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| | insist on/upon sth: to say that you must have something 坚决要求；执意要求 | She insists upon fresh fruit every morning. 她坚决要求每天早上要有新鲜水果。 | |
| | - | insist on/upon doing sth
| | to keep doing something that annoys people | | 一直做某事；坚持做某事 | | | | Why do you insist on leaving your dirty clothes all over the floor? 你为什么总把脏衣服弄得满地都是？ | | | |
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