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

• 'It's not that difficult,' she insists
  “并没有那么困难，”她坚持说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mr Mugabe, for his part, insists that the opposition recognise his flawed re-election.
  对穆加贝先生来说，他坚持要反对党承认他赢得了有“问题”的选举。
• He's a first-class dolt who insists on doing things his way.
  他一意孤行，真是蠢透了。
• He insists he's not a hero.
  他坚持说自己不是个英雄。
• He insists on talking to you.
  他坚持要和你通话。
• Novartis insists this is nonsense.
  诺华公司坚持认为这是胡说八道。