单词 | persevere |
释义 | per·se·vere intransitive verb 1. 2. a. archaic b. 3. transitive verb Synonyms: < I do not intend to take that cowardly course, but, on the contrary, to stand to my post and persevere in accordance with my duty as I see it — Sir Winston Churchill > < this is the poetry within history, this is what causes mankind to persist beyond every defeat — Jean S. Untermeyer > < persisted long after I was willing to abandon the search and to try to get some sleep — Mary R. Rinehart > persist may be more likely than persevere to imply stubborn obstinacy in an ill-advised course or to lead to a regrettable outcome < the eyes become tired if they persist in the work — Morris Fishbein > < it is hard to see how they can have persisted so long in inflicting useless misery — Bertrand Russell > < old savage customs have been allowed to persevere too long in many parts of the continent — C.L.Sulzberger > |
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