persistent

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Something that is persistent continues to exist or happen for a long time; used especially about bad or undesirable states or situations. (壞的或令人不悅的狀態(tài)或情形) 持續(xù)存在的
Her position as national leader has been weakened by persistent fears of another coup attempt. 她國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的地位因?yàn)槿藗円恢睋?dān)心再次的政變企圖而被削弱了。
His cough grew more persistent until it never stopped. 他的咳嗽愈來(lái)愈頻繁，直到咳個(gè)不停。
2. ADJ Someone who is persistent continues trying to do something, even though it is difficult or other people are against it. 堅(jiān)持不懈的; 執(zhí)著的
...a persistent critic of the president. …一個(gè)執(zhí)著的批評(píng)總統(tǒng)的人。