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

• She insists on going to swim.
  她执意要去游泳。
• He's a first-class dolt who insists on doing things his way.
  他一意孤行，真是蠢透了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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 will not resign and will weather the storm.
  他坚称自己不会辞职，一定渡过难关。
• He insists on talking to you.
  他坚持要和你通话。
• She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport
  她坚持改道去机场附近的一个村庄。
• 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。