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

单词

persist

释义

persist /pər-sistˈ/

intransitive verb

To continue steadfastly or obstinately, esp against opposition (often with in)
To persevere
To insist
To continue to be, to remain (Milton)
To continue to exist
To remain in the mind after the external cause is removed

transitive verb

To assert or repeat insistently

ORIGIN: L persistere, from per, and sistere to cause to stand, to stand, from stāre to stand

persisˈtence or persisˈtency noun

The quality of being persistent
Perseverance
Obstinacy
Duration, esp of an effect after the stimulus has been removed, eg of a cathode-ray tube

persisˈtent adjective

Persisting
Pushing on, esp against opposition
Tenacious
Fixed
Constant or constantly repeated
Remaining after the usual time of falling off, withering, or disappearing (zoology; botany)
Continuing to grow beyond the usual time
Remaining relatively stable after release into the environment (chem)

noun

A person or thing that is persistent

persisˈtently adverb

persisˈtingly adverb

persisˈtive adjective (Shakespeare)

Persistent

persistent cruelty noun (law; in matrimonial proceedings)

Behaviour likely to cause danger to the life or health of a spouse

persistent vegetative state noun (medicine)

An irreversible condition induced by lack of oxygen, in which the sufferer is still alive, but is incapable of any thought processes and any voluntary physical action (abbrev PVS)

Persian /pûrˈshən, -shyən, -zhən or -zhyən/

adjective

Of, from, or relating to Persia (now Iran), its inhabitants, or language

noun

A native or citizen of Persia
The language of Persia
A male figure serving as a column (architecture)
A Persian cat

Perˈsianize or Perˈsianise transitive verb and intransitive verb

Persic /pûrˈsik/ adjective

Persian

noun

The Persian language

Perˈsicize or Perˈsicise /-sīz/ transitive verb and intransitive verb

To turn Persian
To assimilate to what is Persian

Perˈsism noun

A Persian idiom

Perˈsist noun

A person who has a scholarly knowledge of Persian language, culture, history, etc

Persian berry noun

A name given to the fruit of several buckthorns

Persian blinds plural noun

Persiennes

Persian carpet noun

A rich, soft carpet of the kind woven in Persia

Persian cat noun

A kind of cat with long, silky hair and a bushy tail

Persian Gulf noun

The Arabian Gulf, the arm of the Arabian Sea which separates Iran (to the north) from (to the south) Saudi Arabia and the Arab States

Persian lamb noun

A lamb of the Karakul or Bukhara breed
Its black, curly fur used to make coats, hats, etc

Persian powder noun

An insect-powder made from Pyrethrum

Persian wheel noun

A large undershot wheel for raising water

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