| 单词 | persistent |
| 释义 | persistent (once / 343 pages) adj If something is persistent, it just won't stop. If you're persistent in your suggestions for a trip to Mexico, maybe your parents will eventually give in and take you there. Persistent comes from the Latin verb persistere which means "to continue with strength." A persistent salesman refuses to give up. A persistent ringing sound is one that repeats and repeats. Persistent rumors keep circulating, as does a persistent virus. Often something persistent is annoying. The related verb is persist, which means to continue to exist, or to go without stopping. WORD FAMILYpersistent: persistence, persistently+/persist: persisted, persistency, persistent, persisting, persists/persistence: persistences/persistency: persistencies/persisting: persistingly USAGE EXAMPLESOpen last September, withdrawing from all tennis to deal with a persistent shoulder injury. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) If you’re lucky and persistent you may end up being in the right place at the right time. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) “What was that conflict about? It was about the persistent refusal to recognize a Jewish state, before it was established and after it was established.” New York Times(Mar 12, 2015) 1adj stubbornly unyielding Syn dogged, dour, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield 2adj never-ceasing Syn relentless, unrelenting continual occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series 3adj continually recurring to the mind Syn haunting unforgettable impossible to forget 4adj retained; not shed persistent leaves remain attached past maturity the persistent gills of fishes Syn|Ant lasting caducous, shed shed at an early stage of development deciduous(of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth |
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