insist

单词辨析:

insist adhere to persist 【导航词义:坚持】
insist v. 坚决认为,坚称;坚决要求
〔辨析〕

指坚持认为某种想法正确或坚称某种说法属实,尤指与他人的想法或说法相左,也可指坚决要求做某事。

〔例证〕

She insisted on her innocence.

她坚称自己无罪。

She insisted that he should leave for Shanghai.

她坚持要他去上海。

The manager insists on all his employees coming to the picnic.

经理坚持要求所有员工都参加野餐。

adhere to phr. v. [正式]坚持
〔辨析〕

指坚守规则、信仰、协定等。

〔例证〕

We should adhere to the traffic rules.

我们应该遵守交通规则。

They adhere to the principle that everyone is equal before the law.

他们坚持法律面前人人平等的信条。

All staff of the company adhere to a strict code of dress.

该公司的所有员工都遵守一套严格的着装标准。

persist v. 坚持,执意
〔辨析〕

指不顾困难或他人的反对而坚持做某事。

〔例证〕

He persisted in his refusal to apologize.

他坚持不道歉。

She persisted with her experiment despite the lack of money.

尽管缺少资金,她还是坚持自己的实验。

相关例句:

'It's not that difficult,' she insists

“并没有那么困难,”她坚持说。

Crippen insisted on his innocence.

克里平坚称自己是无辜的。

All right, I won't keep you any longer since you insist on going.

也罢,你一定要走,我就不留你了。

He continues to insist that all he wrote in the book is nothing but the truth, and that he will stand by his word.

他仍坚持说,他在书里写的全都是事实,他会信守自己说过的话。

Since he doesn't want to do it, I cannot very well insist.

他既然不想干,我也不便相强。

Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa

警方坚持称迈克尔没有按照正确的程序申请签证。