persist
英 [p?'s?st]
美[p?'s?st]
- vi. 存留，堅(jiān)持；持續(xù)，固執(zhí)
- vt. 堅(jiān)持說，反復(fù)說
英英釋意
- 1. continue to exist;
- "These stories die hard"
- "The legend of Elvis endures"
- 2. be persistent, refuse to stop;
- "he persisted to call me every night"
- "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
- 3. stay behind;
- "The smell stayed in the room"
- "The hostility remained long after they made up"