persists

英 [pəˈsɪsts]

美 [pərˈsɪsts]

v.  顽强地坚持; 执著地做; 维持; 保持; 持续存在
persist的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （不喜欢的事物）继续存在
  If something undesirablepersists, it continues to exist.
  1. Contact your doctor if the cough persists...
     如果还是咳嗽就去看医生。
  2. These problems persisted for much of the decade.
     这些问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。
• VERB 顽强坚持；执著
  If youpersist indoing something, you continue to do it, even though it is difficult or other people are against it.
  1. Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces?...
     为什么英国要坚持消减其军事防御力量？
  2. He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace...
     他敦促美国继续进行和平斡旋。
  3. 'You haven't answered me,' she persisted...
     “你还没有回答我,”她追问道。
  4. When I set my mind to something, I persist.
     一旦我对某事拿定主意,我就会坚持到底。

双语例句

• He persists in reading in bed.
  他偏要在床上看书。
• If the euro-zone crisis persists or China's stimulus is poorly carried out China's growth may weaken further.
  如果欧元区危机持续下去，或者中国经济刺激执行欠佳，那么中国的增长可能会进一步走弱。
• China persists in its pursuit of harmony and development internally while pursuing peace and development externally.
  中国对内坚持和谐发展，对外坚持和平发展。
• But I still think a successful person is one who persists in pursuing his dream.
  但我仍然认为一个成功的人是执着追求自己梦想的人。
• If this error persists, contact customer support services and let them help you resolve this problem.
  如果还存在此错误，请与客户支持服务部门联系，让他们帮助您解决此问题。
• But because the notion of the collective persists, the system is wide open to abuses.
  然而由于坚持集体主义的观念，这个体系很大程度上被滥用了。
• Yet the bad effect it had on some of us persists.
  但它对我们中间某些人产生的不良影响还没有消除。
• If you persists in causing trouble, I will dismiss you.
  如果你执意捣乱，我将解雇你。
• Persists in any conduct which is prejudicial to safety, health, or the protection of the environment.
  行为常常对对安全、健康或环境保护不利。
• She persists in that she is right.
  她坚持认为她是对的。