persist
英 [p?'s?st]
美[p?'s?st]
- vi. 存留，堅(jiān)持；持續(xù)，固執(zhí)
- vt. 堅(jiān)持說，反復(fù)說
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?persists;過去式:?persisted;過去分詞:?persisted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?persisting;
助記提示
1. per‐一直，每分鐘都站在那里。
中文詞源
persist 堅(jiān)持
per-,完全的，-sist,站立，堅(jiān)持，詞源同stand,assist.
英文詞源
- persist
- persist: see statue
- persist (v.)
- 1530s, from Middle French persister (14c.), from Latin persistere "abide, continue steadfastly," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + sistere "come to stand, cause to stand still" (see assist). Related: Persisted; persisting.
雙語例句
- 1. If the symptoms persist, it is important to go to your doctor.
- 如果這些癥狀持續(xù)存在，一定要去看醫(yī)生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence.
- 斯特勞先生向那些堅(jiān)持進(jìn)行暴力活動(dòng)的人發(fā)出了嚴(yán)正警告。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces?
- 為什么英國要堅(jiān)持消減其軍事防御力量？
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Politicians persist in imagining that "the people" warm to their cheesy slogans.
- 政客們還在想象著“人民”對(duì)他們的空洞口號(hào)會(huì)越來越感興趣呢。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Existential questions requir-ing religious answers still persist.
- 需要通過宗教來解釋的關(guān)乎人類存在的問題仍然存留。
來自柯林斯例句