insisting 坚持
- I insist on his innocence.
- The groups then fell to arguing amongst themselves each insisting its definition was correct and all the others were wrong.
这些盲人陷入了争吵,每一组人都坚持自己的定义是正确的,指责别组的描述是错误的。 - Not long ago, European leaders were insisting that Greece could and should stay on the euro while paying its debts in full.
不久以前,欧洲领导人还坚持说希腊可以并且应该留在欧元之内,而且能够全额支付债务。
insisting[ noun ]
continual and persistent demands
<noun.communication>
Insist \In*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Insisted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Insisting}.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon,
follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to
stand. See {Stand}.]
1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or
upon. [R.] --Ray.
2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to
something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent,
urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed
by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions;
he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have
money.
Insisting on the old prerogative. --Shak.
Without further insisting on the different tempers
of Juvenal and Horace. --Dryden.
Syn: {Insist}, {Persist}.
Usage: Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or
claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either
with or against rights. We insist as against others;
we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves;
as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his
friend's adopting it. --C. J. Smith.