Event is not the size of the power, and can insist on how long., ——Samuel Johnson,成大事不在于力量的大小,而在于能坚持多久。, ——塞·约翰生,
一、你知道insist有几种含义吗? ,
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1.坚决要求,坚持 [I] ,I think it unwise for both of us to insist on his own price.,我认为双方坚持自己的价格是不明智的。,
2.坚持说,固执己见 [I] ,He contradicts everything I say, even if he has to insist that black is white.,他反驳我说的每一件事, 甚至坚持指鹿为马。,
二、词义辨析:表示相同词义的还有哪些词呢? ,
insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling ,这些动词均有“坚持”之意。
insist通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。
persist用于褒义指坚持继续做某事,但更常用于贬义,指不听劝告,顽固坚持。
persevere含褒义,强调坚持不懈的努力。
adhere与to连用,指坚持意见、计划或承诺等,含坚持不懈之意。
cling和to连用,指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。,
三、学会insist的用法了吗?来做个小测试吧 ,It is very bad form to insist on talking about oneself.,_______________________________________________