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

• He insists he has struck no bargains for their release.
  他坚称他没有就他们的获释达成过任何交易。
• 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。
• He insists any tax cut be matched dollar-for-dollar with cuts in spending.
  他坚持每一项减税都要和支出削减一一对应。
• 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。
• He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.
  他坚称自己不会辞职，一定渡过难关。
• He's a first-class dolt who insists on doing things his way.
  他一意孤行，真是蠢透了。
• 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。
• He insists cancelling this football match of.
  他坚持取消这场足球赛。
• 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。
• Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.
  他坚持说，西方的恐惧被过分夸大了。