单词	persevering
释义	persevereper‧se‧vere /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə $ ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpersevere Origin: 1300-1400 French persévérer, from Latin perseverare, from severus; ➔ SEVERE Verb Table VERB TABLE persevere Simple Form Present I, you, we, they persevere he, she, it perseveres Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they persevered Present perfect I, you, we, they have persevered he, she, it has persevered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had persevered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will persevere Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have persevered Continuous Form Present I am persevering he, she, it is persevering you, we, they are persevering Past I, he, she, it was persevering you, we, they were persevering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been persevering he, she, it has been persevering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been persevering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be persevering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been persevering Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Children today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity. He didn't know any English, but he persevered and became a good student. Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened. Their switchboard is always jammed, but you can get through if you persevere. When a country is able to persevere with reforms, the result can be a return to economic stability. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Alvin shook his head in dismay at their performance, but the audience had loved their persevering spirit. But even if they do persevere, most mums find it difficult to feed their babies in public. Fortunately, Bohr persevered with his theory, in spite of this falsification. His technique for passing cars was to lay on the horn, swing out into the other lane, and persevere. I made a conscious decision to do more than persevere in the remaining years I have with my voice. In spite of his loathing for her, in spite of the wickedness that had taken hold of him, Beth would persevere. Instead, we keep calm and persevere. When you emerge from this four-hour movie, somewhat older than before, the satisfaction comes from persevering through the whole thing. Thesaurus THESAURUSto continue doing something► continue to not stop doing something that you are already doing: · We need the money to continue our work.· They continued arguing for a long time.· Despite all the warnings, many people continue to smoke.· Sometimes she just couldn’t see the point of continuing.· My teacher advised me to continue with my studies. ► go on (also carry on especially British English) to continue doing something. Go on is less formal than continue, and is the phrase that people usually use in everyday English: · Dan went on talking but she was no longer listening.· He carried on with his day job.· Sheehan has carried on with her campaign. ► keep (on) doing something [not in progressive] to continue doing something for a long time – especially so that you feel tired or annoyed: · We kept on walking until we got to the top of the hill.· The man kept staring at me. ► persevere to continue trying to do something in a very patient and determined way, in spite of difficulties. Persevere sounds rather formal: · He didn’t know any English, but he persevered and became a good student.· Her health was rapidly declining but she persevered with her duties.· Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened.· Children today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity. Longman Language Activatorto continue doing something in a determined way► persevere to continue trying to do something in a very patient and determined way, in spite of difficulties: · He didn't know any English, but he persevered and became a good student.persevere with: · When a country is able to persevere with reforms, the result can be a return to economic stability.persevere in: · Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened.persevere in the face of something: · Children today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity. ► stick to it spoken also stick at it British spoken to continue working or studying in a very determined way in order to achieve something: stick at/to it: · If you stick at it, I'm sure you'll pass your examinations.· It was hard to follow the diet plan at first, but I stuck to it and eventually lost 20 pounds. ► keep at to force yourself to continue working, practising etc in order to achieve something, even though it needs a lot of effort: keep at it: · You'll have to keep at it if you want to play the piano as well as your father does.keep at something British: · I wish I'd kept at my language lessons when I was at school. ► press on British to continue doing something or going somewhere in spite of difficulties, because you are determined to finish your work, journey etc without delay: · I was finding the book hard to understand, but I pressed on.· We're nearly there, so let's press on while it's still daylight.press on with: · Despite opposition ,the government is pressing on with its welfare reforms.press on regardless (=ignoring all difficulties): · It started to rain and a strong wind blew, but he pressed on regardless. ► undaunted someone who is undaunted or does something undaunted does not give up because of difficulties, dangers etc, but continues to do what they intended to do: · Undaunted, he said he would take the test again.undaunted by: · Undaunted by the low pay and lack of respect, she feels teaching is the most rewarding job she can do.remain undaunted: · The policy changes she wants have not happened, but Banyan remains undaunted. ► soldier on British to continue doing something in a steady determined way even though it is very difficult: · The team were all feeling seasick but they soldiered on valiantly.· Charles was asked to soldier on as Sayle's assistant. to continue trying to do something in a very determined way in spite of difficulties – use this to show approval:  It can be tricky at first, but persevere.persevere with He persevered with his task until he had succeeded in collecting an armful of firewood.persevere in (doing) something She had persevered in her claim for compensation.► see thesaurus at continue—persevering adjective
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