insisted

英 [ɪnˈsɪstɪd]

美 [ɪnˈsɪstɪd]

v.  坚决要求; 坚持; 坚持说; 固执己见
insist的过去分词和过去式

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

• I insisted that we should have a look at every car
  我坚持我们每辆车都应该看一下。
• A spokesman insisted the two events were 'in no way related'
  一位发言人坚称这两起事件“绝无关联”。
• She insisted on being present at all the interviews
  她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。
• He has insisted on conducting his own defence.
  他坚持自己进行辩护。
• China has always insisted that all countries, big or small, should be equal.
  中国历来主张国家不分大小，应该一律平等。
• He insisted that he wasn't sleepy.
  他硬说他不困。
• Sean Connery insisted on living dangerously for his new film by performing his own stunts.
  肖恩·康纳利在他的新片中为求真实，坚持自己出演特技部分。
• The vice president insisted that he supported the hard-working people of New York
  副总统坚称他支持辛勤工作的纽约人。
• He insisted that there could be no linkage with other Mideast problems
  他坚持主张不把它与其他中东问题挂钩。
• Chris had insisted that we went separately to the club.
  克里斯坚持我们不要一块儿去俱乐部。