insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ CET4 TEM4 ( insisting, insisted, insists )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. 坚持认为; 执意要求

  例：

  My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight.

  我家人坚持认为我不应该屈服，而应该留下来斗争。

  例：

  She insisted on being present at all the interviews.

  她坚决要求出席所有的采访。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you. 坚持说

  例：

  The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not political opportunism.

  总统坚持说他这么做是出于同情而不是政治投机。

  例：

  "It's not that difficult," she insists.

  “事情并没有像想的那么难，”她坚持说。

  例：

  He insisted on his innocence.

  他坚持说自己是清白的。