詞匯精選:insist的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
v.
堅(jiān)決要求,堅(jiān)持 [I]
例句:
I think it unwise for both of us to insist on his own price.
我認(rèn)為雙方堅(jiān)持自己的價(jià)格是不明智的。
例句:
I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.
我一定要你給我一個(gè)直截了當(dāng)?shù)幕卮稹?/p>
堅(jiān)持說(shuō),固執(zhí)己見 [I]
例句:
He contradicts everything I say, even if he has to insist that black is white.
他反駁我說(shuō)的每一件事, 甚至堅(jiān)持指鹿為馬。
例句:
"Surely he did right," she insisted.
“肯定他做對(duì)了,”她堅(jiān)持說(shuō)。
二、詞義辨析:
insist,persist,persevere,adhere,cling
這些動(dòng)詞均有“堅(jiān)持”之意。 insist通常用于對(duì)意見、主張等的堅(jiān)持。 persist用于褒義指堅(jiān)持繼續(xù)做某事,但更常用于貶義,指不聽勸告,頑固堅(jiān)持。 persevere含褒義,強(qiáng)調(diào)堅(jiān)持不懈的努力。 adhere與to連用,指堅(jiān)持意見、計(jì)劃或承諾等,含堅(jiān)持不懈之意。 cling和to連用,指對(duì)信仰、意見、習(xí)慣等的堅(jiān)持。
三、參考例句:
We insist on self-reliance.
我們堅(jiān)決主張自力更生。
I insist on his innocence.
我堅(jiān)認(rèn)他無(wú)罪。
I insist that he is innocent.
我堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為他是無(wú)罪的。
I always insist on wholemeal bread.
我一貫主張要吃全麥面包。
I insist on doing more work.
我堅(jiān)持要做更多工作。
My parents insist on coming, too.
我父母也堅(jiān)持要來(lái)。
We insist on seeing someone in authority.
我們一定要見到掌權(quán)的人。
The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.
旅行者堅(jiān)持按旅行計(jì)劃行事。
I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.
我一定要你給我一個(gè)直截了當(dāng)?shù)幕卮稹?/p>
I will insist upon getting my refund soon.
我堅(jiān)持要立刻取回我的退款。
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