| 释义 |
persist in
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | persist in - do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"continueact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"keep on, retain, continue, keep - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings" |
IdiomsSeepersist in (doing something)persist in
Related to persist in: persist in doingSynonyms for persist inverb do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stopSynonymsRelated Words- act
- move
- keep on
- retain
- continue
- keep
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