insistent
insistent 英 [ɪnˈsɪstənt] 美 [ɪnˈsɪstənt]
adj. 坚持的
Why are you so insistent that we leave tonight? 你为什么一定要我们今晚离开？
They were insistent on having a contract for the work. 他们坚持要就这项工作立一份合同。
- Insistent means "unwilling to let go or back down." If a salesperson is insistent, you may find it hard to walk away without buying something.
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1. Why are you so insistent that we leave tonight?
你为什么一定要我们今晚离开？
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2. They were insistent on having a contract for the work.
他们坚持要就这项工作立一份合同。
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3. insistent demands
再三的要求
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4. the insistent ringing of the telephone
没完没了的电话铃声
- insistent (adj.) 1620s, "standing on something," from Latin insistentem (nominative insistens), present participle of insistere "stand on," also "urge, insist," from in- "upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + sistere "take a stand" (see assist (v.)). Meaning "persistent, urgent, demanding attention" is from 1868. Related: Insistently.
in·sist·ent / ɪnˈsɪstənt ; NAmE ɪnˈsɪstənt / adjective 1 demanding sth firmly and refusing to accept any opposition or excuses 坚决要求的；坚持的；固执的 insistent(on sth/on doing sth) ◆ They were insistent on having a contract for the work. 他们坚持要就这项工作立一份合同。 insistent(that…) ◆ Why are you so insistent that we leave tonight? 你为什么一定要我们今晚离开？ ◆ She didn't want to go but her brother was insistent. 她不想去，但她哥哥非得要她去。 2 continuing for a long period of time in a way that cannot be ignored 持续不断的；再三的；反复的 ◆ insistent demands 再三的要求 ◆ the insistent ringing of the telephone 没完没了的电话铃声 ▶ in·sist·ent·ly / ɪnˈsɪstəntli ; NAmE ɪnˈsɪstəntli / adverb in·sist·ent / ɪnˈsɪstənt ; NAmE ɪnˈsɪstənt / in·sist·ent·ly / ɪnˈsɪstəntli ; NAmE ɪnˈsɪstəntli /
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