insist
verb
ɪnˈsɪst
verb
1
to
say
firmly
and
often
that
something
is
true,
especially
when
other
people
think
it
may
not
be
true
坚称，坚决认为
insist
(that)
Mike
insisted
that
he
was
right.
迈克坚决认为自己是对的。
His
friends
insisted
he
had
no
connection
with
drugs.
他的朋友坚持说他和毒品无关。
[+
on
]
She
kept
insisting
on
her
innocence.
她再三坚称自己无罪。
2
to
demand
that
something
should
happen
坚持主张，坚决要求
Stay
for
supper
–
I
insist!
留下来吃晚餐 — 一定的！
insist
(that)
They
insisted
that
everyone
should
come
to
the
party.
他们坚持要每个人都参加晚会。
He
insisted
I
should
take
a
taxi.
他一定要我乘出租车。
We
insist
on
the
highest
standards
of
cleanliness
in
the
hotel.
我们坚持酒店要达到最高的清洁标准。
insist
on/upon
doing
sth
He
insisted
upon
checking
everything
himself.
他坚持要亲自检查一切。
3
if you insist
used
when
agreeing
to
do
something
that
you
do
not
really
want
to
do
[口] 如果你一定要这样〔用来对你并不真正想做的事表示同意〕
spoken
‘Why
don’t
you
call
them
up
today?’
‘Oh,
if
you
insist!’
“你何不今天就给他们打电话？”“噢，如果你一定要我这样办的话！”
4
insist on doing sth
to
keep
doing
something,
especially
something
that
is
inconvenient
or
annoying
坚持做某事〔尤指麻烦或令人讨厌的事〕
She
will
insist
on
washing
her
hair
just
when
I
want
to
have
a
bath.
正当我要洗澡的时候，她偏要洗头。