insists

英 [ɪnˈsɪsts]

美 [ɪnˈsɪsts]

v.  坚决要求; 坚持; 坚持说; 固执己见
insist的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求)
  If youinsist thatsomething should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If youinsist onsomething, you say firmly that it must be done or provided.
  1. My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight...
     家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。
  2. She insisted on being present at all the interviews...
     她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。
  3. She insists on all her employees coming to the Christmas lunch she gives every year...
     她坚持要求所有员工都参加她每年一次的圣诞午餐。
  4. I didn't want to join in, but Kenneth insisted.
     我不想加入,但是肯尼思非要坚持。
• VERB 坚称;坚持说
  If youinsistthat something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you.
  1. The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism...
     总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。
  2. 'It's not that difficult,' she insists...
     “并没有那么困难,”她坚持说。
  3. Crippen insisted on his innocence.
     克里平坚称自己是无辜的。

双语例句

• The two places, he insists, are as different as chalk and cheese
  他坚持说那两个地方有天壤之别。
• He goes to say good-bye to Phoebe who, to his dismay, insists on going with him.
  他去说再见对和他去的，对他的沮丧，坚持的月神。
• He insists on us showing him respect.
  他坚持要求我们对他表示尊重。
• The Bank of England insists that it will cut interest rates only when it is ready
  英格兰银行坚持只有条件成熟才会降息。
• He's a first-class dolt who insists on doing things his way.
  他一意孤行，真是蠢透了。
• Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.
  他坚持说，西方的恐惧被过分夸大了。
• No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
  无论你多忙，他总会坚持要和你一起。
• He also insists he will keep racing beyond this year.
  同时他坚持过了今年他还将继续比赛。
• He insists he's not a hero.
  他坚持说自己不是个英雄。
• Though he is intoxicated, still he insists to drive.
  虽然他醉了，他还坚持要开车。