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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He insists on us showing him respect.
  他坚持要求我们对他表示尊重。
• He insists he's not a hero.
  他坚持说自己不是个英雄。
• He insists cancelling this football match of.
  他坚持取消这场足球赛。
• 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。
• He insists on talking to you.
  他坚持要和你通话。
• 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。