| 单词 | persisting |
| 释义 | persisting (once / 6006 pages) adj The adjective persisting is good for describing something that just won't go away, like a question or problem. If there is a persisting construction noise next door, you might need to buy some earplugs. What do persisting, insist, and assist all have in common? The persisting sist, which comes from the Latin word sistere, meaning "stand." If you assist someone, you stand by them; if you insist on something, you stand up for it; and if you are persisting in doing something, you refuse to sit down. WORD FAMILYpersisting: persistingly+/persist: persisted, persistency, persistent, persisting, persists/persistence: persistences/persistency: persistencies/persistent: persistence, persistently USAGE EXAMPLESSunday will "start on a grey and murky note with patchy fog persisting". BBC(Dec 17, 2016) And in Pennsylvania, there are persisting legal challenges to the presidential results as well. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Critics would argue his mindset may be of more significance, with rumours persisting of chipping ’yips’ having returned to his game. The Guardian(Nov 28, 2016) adj relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit Syn dogging continuous, uninterrupted continuing in time or space without interruption |
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