insist
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they insist | |
| he / she / it insists | |
| past simple insisted | |
| past participle insisted | |
| -ing form insisting |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to demand that something happen or that somebody agree to do something 坚决要求；坚持 I didn't really want to go but he insisted. 我并不真的想去，但他硬要我去。 Stay and have lunch. I insist! 留下来吃午饭吧，就这么定了！ ‘Please come with us.’ ‘Very well then, if you insist.’ “请和我们一起来吧。” “好吧，你一定要我来，我就来。”
- insist on somebody/something doing something
She insisted on him wearing a suit 她坚持要他穿西装 - insist on somebody's/something's doing something (formal)
She insisted on his wearing a suit 她坚持要他穿西装 - insist that…
He insists that she come. 他执意要她来。 - (British English also)
He insists that she should come. 他执意要她来。
Synonyms demanddemand- require
- expect
- insist
- ask
- demand to make a very strong request for something; to say very definitely that somebody should have or do something:
She demanded an immediate explanation. 她强烈要求立即作出解释。
- require [often passive] (rather formal) to make somebody do or have something, especially because it is necessary according to a law or set of rules or standards:
All candidates will be required to take a short test. 所有候选人都要做一个小测验。
- expect to demand that somebody should do, have or be something, especially because it is their duty or responsibility:
I expect to be paid promptly for the work. 我要求即时付工钱。
- insist to demand that something happens or that somebody agrees to do something:
坚决要求；坚持 I didn’t want to go but he insisted. 我并不想去，但他硬要我去。 We insist on the highest standards at all times. 我们始终坚持最高标准。
- ask to expect or demand something:
You’re asking too much of him. 你对他要求过分了。
demand, expect or ask? 用 demand、expect 还是 ask？ - to demand/require/expect/ask something of/from somebody
- to demand/require/expect/insist/ask that…
- to require/expect/ask somebody to do something
- to demand/require/expect/ask a lot/too much/a great deal
- to be too much to expect/ask
Extra ExamplesHe quietly but firmly insisted. 他默然但坚决地坚持。 I'm paying for this—no, I absolutely insist. 这账我来付 － 别，一定由我来付。 The company insisted that the money be paid immediately. 公司坚持要求马上付款。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- strongly
- vehemently
- …
- continue to
- try to
- on
- upon
- [intransitive, transitive]
to state clearly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you 坚持说；固执己见 - insist on something
He insisted on his innocence. 他坚持说他是无辜的。 - insist (that)…
He insisted (that) he was innocent. 他坚持说他是无辜的。 The government has always insisted that this was not the case. 政府一直坚持不是这样的。 - + speech
‘It's true,’ she insisted. “那是真的。” 她坚持道。
Extra ExamplesShe loudly insisted that she had a right to stay. 她大声坚称自己有权留下。 She still insists her critics are wrong. 她仍然坚称批评她的人是错的。 Jackson has repeatedly insisted that the allegations were false. 杰克逊一再坚称这些指控是虚假的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- strongly
- vehemently
- …
- continue to
- try to
- on
- upon
- insist on something
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘persist, persevere’): from Latin insistere ‘persist’, from in- ‘upon’ + sistere ‘stand’.