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

• His only fundamental mistake, he insists, is that he was 20 years before his time.
  他坚持认为，他仅有的根本性错误是他比时代超前了20年。
• But, he insists: This is not for us.
  但他坚称：这不适合我们。
• Brothels, she insists, are the acceptable face of prostitution
  她坚持认为，妓院是卖淫可为人接受的一种形式。
• 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。
• The African National Congress insists on a one-man, one-vote system.
  非洲国民大会坚持实行一人一票的制度。
• He can go now if he insists.
  如果内贾德坚持的话，他现在就可以走了。
• Though he is intoxicated, still he insists to drive.
  虽然他醉了，他还坚持要开车。
• She herself insists she is no slavish follower of fashion.
  她坚称自己绝不会一味地追随时尚。
• The White House insists that the president is in touch with the pulse of the black community.
  白宫坚持称总统是了解黑人群体的心声的。
• 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。