英语词汇“persist”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINpersist

Origin:

1500-1600 French persister, from Latin persistere, from sistere ‘to stand firm’

VERB TABLE

persist

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	persist
	he, she, it	persists
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	persisted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have persisted
	he, she, it	has persisted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had persisted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will persist
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have persisted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am persisting
	he, she, it	is persisting
	you, we, they	are persisting
Past	I, he, she, it	was persisting
	you, we, they	were persisting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been persisting
	he, she, it	has been persisting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been persisting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be persisting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been persisting

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"It does matter," Jill persisted.
American students of Spanish often persist in pronouncing words such as "presidente" in the same way as similar English words.
He persisted in smoking even after having a heart attack.
If adverse weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.
If the pain persists, call a doctor.
See your doctor if the symptoms persist.
The White House persisted in its efforts to pass the bill, despite the opposition of Congress.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But the thought persisted, and wouldn't go away.
I have used Marin Oomed, but the problem persists.
In most cases, these symptoms persist for a couple of days.
It is a miracle indeed that in a hostile Universe this planet should provide conditions where such fragility can persist.
Vogelstein thought the test would be pointless, but the friend persisted.
We have to persist, creating the dialogue that moves public opinion.
Yet they persist anyway-at least they do as long as they are leaders.

THESAURUSto continue to happen► continue

to happen without stopping: · The good weather seems likely to continue.· Unless there are serious negotiations, the fighting will continue.· Some people have lost work, and this will continue to happen until the computer system is fixed.· The review process is expected to continue for several weeks.

► last

to continue – use this to say how long something continues for: · I know my good luck won’t last forever.· It’s not certain how long the ceasefire will last.· The trial lasted for six days.· The meeting lasted until lunchtime.· The training period lasted from July 2 to August 25.

► go on

to continue, especially for a long time: · Disputes between neighbours can go on for years.

► carry on

British English to continue, especially when there are problems: · The game carried on despite the injury of two players.

► drag on

to continue for much longer than necessary or for longer than you want: · The meeting dragged on for another hour.· The talks dragged on, with no apparent hope of achieving a peaceful solution.

► persist

formal if something bad persists, it continues to exist or happen: · See your doctor if the symptoms persist.· If adverse weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.

Longman Language Activatorwhen something continues to happen► continue

to happen without stopping: · The good weather seems likely to continue.· Unless there are serious negotiations, the fighting will continue.· Some people have lost work, and this will continue to happen until the computer system is fixed.continue for three months/a long time/several weeks etc: · The review process is expected to continue for several weeks.

► last

to continue - use this to say how long something continues for: last two hours/six months/a long time etc: · The concert lasted all day.· It's not certain how long the ceasefire will last.last for two hours/six months/a long time etc: · The discussion lasted for no more than thirty minutes.last from/until: · The meeting lasted until lunchtime.· The training period lasted from July 2 to August 25.

► go on

to continue, especially for a long time: · The discussion went on for another four hours before agreement was reached.· The applause went on for ten minutes after the actors left the stage.go on and on (=continue for a very long time): · The noise from next door went on and on.

► carry on

British to continue, especially in spite of problems or opposition: · The celebrations carried on as if nothing had happened.· The struggle for liberation will carry on long after I am dead.

► persist

formal if a problem or bad conditions persist , they continue to exist because you cannot stop them: · See your doctor if the symptoms persist.· If adverse weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.

► proceed

formal to continue in the way that has been planned: · Work on the new tunnel is proceeding very well.· According to the newspaper the negotiations are proceeding smoothly.

► progress

to continue to happen or develop gradually over a period of time: as something progresses: · As the meeting progressed Jack became more and more bored.· As the war progressed, it became increasingly difficult to buy fresh food.

► drag on

if something that is happening drags on , it is boring and seems to continue for much longer than necessary: · The talks dragged on, with no apparent hope of achieving a peaceful solution.drag on for an hour/weeks/years etc: · The history lesson dragged on for another hour.

to continue doing something► continue

to not stop doing something that you are already doing: · The project's organizers hope the government will continue funding it next year.· Sometimes she just couldn't see the point of continuing.· NASA continues its efforts to communicate with intelligent beings in outer space.continue doing something: · They continued arguing long after everyone else had gone to bed.· Turn the steaks over and continue broiling for 4 to 5 more minutes.continue to do something: · She continued to live in the same house after the death of her husband.· Despite all the warnings, many people continue to smoke.continue with: · My teacher advised me to continue with my studies.

► go on

also carry on British to continue doing something that you have started without allowing anything to stop you: · The baby started crying at ten and went on all night.· It was almost too dark to see properly, but he carried on anyway.go on/carry on doing something: · When I tried to interrupt, he ignored me and went on speaking.· If you have been taking malaria tablets while abroad, you should carry on taking them for a month after you return.go on with: · The delegates decided to go on with the meeting instead of breaking off for lunch.· Don't stop! Carry on with your work.

► keep doing something/keep on doing something

to continue to do something for a long time - use this especially when it happens for so long that it is tiring or annoying: · That man keeps staring at me. I wish he'd stop it.· We were all tired, but we knew that we had to keep moving.· If you keep on trying, you'll get better at it.· Keep going till you come to a crossroads.

► drive on/play on/read on etc

to continue doing something when you could have stopped: · We drove on, passing fewer and fewer houses.· Jones had injured his foot, but played on despite the pain.· Paul grabbed her hand and they ran on, hand in hand.

► keep up

an expression meaning to continue to do something as well or with as much effort as you have been doing until now, used especially to encourage someone: keep it up: · You're doing a good job, boys. Keep it up.keep up something: · The enemy kept up the attack all through the night.· Scott kept up a constant barrage of calls and faxes until he got the answers he wanted.keep up the good work spoken: · "Keep up the good work," Harry said, patting Davy's shoulder.

► go on

especially British to continue talking about something, especially in a boring or annoying way: go on about: · I wish you'd stop going on about work all the time.go on and on: · He went on and on until we were all half asleep.

► get on with

especially British, spoken to continue doing a piece of work and avoid talking or doing anything else: · Get on with your work, please. There's a lot to do.· Get on with it! We don't have all day.· I need to get on with my homework.

► pursue

formal to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time: · The US intends to pursue vigorous programs in space science.· A good reporter will pursue a story until he or she knows all the facts.

► persist

formal to continue to do something, especially something bad that you have been warned not to do, or something difficult that other people do not want you to do: persist in doing something: · He persisted in smoking even after having a heart attack.· American students of Spanish often persist in pronouncing words such as "presidente" in the same way as similar English words.persist in: · The White House persisted in its efforts to pass the bill, despite the opposition of Congress.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a myth persists

(=it continues)· The myth still persists that we need to build more roads.

► symptoms persist

formal (=they do not stop)· If the symptoms persist, see your doctor.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► even

· There is a lot of inertia in the landscape with places persisting even after their former economic base has disappeared.· Thus the practice of tongue speaking has persisted even though the interpretation has changed.· This tradition persisted even after the dissolution of the military frontier in 1881.· These persisted even at the height of the war.· It even persisted into the twentieth century and the Infirmary produced a Bullard's Rag Mag during the 1950s.

► in

· If you persist in bringing to us your iron and flame, the struggle will be long.· Ellen persisted in trying to perform as directed, but her body decided to make the messages impossible to ignore.

► over

· However, this does not persist over a long time scale and is often not to be observed at all.· The interior cooling recorded by contraction at the surface must have persisted over a long period.· This aspiration reflected a craving for everyday structure that persisted over years.· There are even more examples of very thin units that persist over fantastically large areas in particular sedimentary basins.

► still

· That prohibition still persists, and legislation to open the nation's woodlands up to its people hangs in the balance.· Even though her aim was eventually defeated, it led to a lot of confusion amongst teenagers which still persists.· If the threat still persists, he will let fly with one or both hindlegs.· Regrettably, this illogical and antediluvian attitude still persists even when we are dealing with nations substantially richer than ourselves.· However, many of the distorting images of old age still persist.· His old reflex still persisting, he fell to his knees, but he did not pray.

NOUN► day

· The state had persisted for over three days now.· And he immediately developed a severe memory problem that has persisted to this day.· Severe sore throats persisting more than a day or two in a young child without signs of improvement.· Or at least I persist to this day in believing that I was.· The distinction between Sunni and Shiite persists to this day.· Faintly bluish spots may develop at the site of a louse bite and persist for several days.· Chronic diarrhoea was defined as diarrhoea persisting for at least 14 days.· In most central banks and finance ministries scepticism about the Tobin tax persists to this day.

► pattern

· The old patterns are allowed to persist but are made progressively more inconvenient.· Fig. 14 shows distinctive banding patterns that have persisted virtually unchanged for a century.

► problem

· I have used Marin Oomed, but the problem persists.· And he immediately developed a severe memory problem that has persisted to this day.· Should the problem persist, find an effective anti-dandruff shampoo.· Scholarship reductions resulted in lingering depth problems that persist today.· If the problem persists, they are replaced.· She says she has had the chimney swept, but the problem persists.· The fact that the problem has persisted throughout this century indicates that its roots are deeper.

► symptom

· In most cases, these symptoms persist for a couple of days.· Lastly, general practitioners must feel confident to ask a colleague for advice if poor control of symptoms persists.· If your symptoms persist for more than a few days, then contact your doctor for advice.· It may be worth separating the Moor and see if the symptoms persist.

► years

· Thus the disintegration of the radioactive elements is a heat source that has persisted for billions of years.· It can persist for many years.· We found that chronic constipation in young children can persist for many years.· Although most frequent between ages 11 and 30, acne can persist for many years.· This aspiration reflected a craving for everyday structure that persisted over years.

VERB► allow

· And yet the myth that television is necessarily harmful to the physical and mental development of children is allowed to persist.· It is legitimate to ask what it is about the organization of these systems that allows them to persist.· The old patterns are allowed to persist but are made progressively more inconvenient.· But these aside, there is the straight forward practical question of why these constraints were allowed to persist.· But there is only injustice when preventable suffering is allowed to persist to the point where a person would rather be dead.

WORD FAMILYnounpersistenceadjectivepersistentverbpersistadverbpersistently