persists

英 [pəˈsɪsts]

美 [pərˈsɪsts]

v.  顽强地坚持; 执著地做; 维持; 保持; 持续存在
persist的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （不喜欢的事物）继续存在
  If something undesirablepersists, it continues to exist.
  1. Contact your doctor if the cough persists...
     如果还是咳嗽就去看医生。
  2. These problems persisted for much of the decade.
     这些问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。
• VERB 顽强坚持；执著
  If youpersist indoing something, you continue to do it, even though it is difficult or other people are against it.
  1. Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces?...
     为什么英国要坚持消减其军事防御力量？
  2. He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace...
     他敦促美国继续进行和平斡旋。
  3. 'You haven't answered me,' she persisted...
     “你还没有回答我,”她追问道。
  4. When I set my mind to something, I persist.
     一旦我对某事拿定主意,我就会坚持到底。

双语例句

• But because the notion of the collective persists, the system is wide open to abuses.
  然而由于坚持集体主义的观念，这个体系很大程度上被滥用了。
• If you persists in causing trouble, I will dismiss you.
  如果你执意捣乱，我将解雇你。
• Yet the bad effect which this letter had on some comrades persists.
  但是中央那个信给一部分同志的不良影响是仍然存在的。
• While inflammation can represent a healthy response to invading molecules, it hurts cells if it persists.
  虽说炎症是身体对入侵分子的一种健康反应，但它如果持续不断，就会对细胞造成伤害。
• China persists in its pursuit of harmony and development internally while pursuing peace and development externally.
  中国对内坚持和谐发展，对外坚持和平发展。
• My son persists in reading in bed.
  我儿子坚持躺在床上看书。
• He persists in reading in bed.
  他偏要在床上看书。
• Persists in any conduct which is prejudicial to safety, health, or the protection of the environment.
  行为常常对对安全、健康或环境保护不利。
• Still, the basic contradiction between environment and development persists.
  然而，环境和发展的基本矛盾仍然存在。
• The media persists in its portrayal of us as muggers, dope sellers and gangsters
  媒体一直把我们描绘成抢劫犯、贩毒者和歹徒。