insist

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T/V-I If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. 堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為; 執(zhí)意要求
My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight. 我家人堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為我不應(yīng)該屈服，而應(yīng)該留下來斗爭。
She insisted on being present at all the interviews. 她堅(jiān)決要求出席所有的采訪。
2. V-T/V-I If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you. 堅(jiān)持說
The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not political opportunism. 總統(tǒng)堅(jiān)持說他這么做是出于同情而不是政治投機(jī)。
"It's not that difficult," she insists. “事情并沒有像想的那么難，”她堅(jiān)持說。
He insisted on his innocence. 他堅(jiān)持說自己是清白的。

She's 85 now, but she will insist on doing all her own housework .
The men at City Hall insist that big spending cuts are just not practical .
The police insist that they are not relaxing their campaign against drugs .
They insisted that all swear words be deleted from the article .
She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital .