Word · Frequency #1411
Fully loadedinsisting
坚持；坚决要求
insisting is the present participle of insist.
to be emphatic or resolute and refuse to give in
- 1.
To hold up a claim emphatically.
坚决主张
- 2.
To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
不断要求某事发生或完成；尽管被要求放弃仍反复要求
坚称；断言；坚决主张；不断要求某事发生或完成；尽管被要求放弃仍反复要求；坚持；强调
In use
She insisted on paying for dinner.
He insists that the report is accurate.
They insist we stay for lunch.
insist on/upon sth
on/upon后可接名词或代词。
She insisted on her innocence.
她坚持自己是无辜的。
insist on doing sth
强调坚持做某动作。
He insisted on paying for dinner.
他坚持要付晚餐的钱。
insist that (should) do
that从句常用虚拟语气(should+动词原形)，也可用一般现在时或过去时。
I insist that he (should) attend the meeting.
我坚持他应该参加会议。
Connections
Collocations
- insist on
- 坚持（某事）
- She insisted on her innocence.她坚持自己是清白的。
- insist that
- 坚持认为…
- He insisted that he was right.他坚持认为他是对的。
- insist on doing
- 坚持做（某事）
- They insisted on paying for the meal.他们坚持要付餐费。
- insist upon
- 坚持（正式）
- The manager insisted upon a full investigation.经理坚持进行全面调查。
- insist (that) clause
- 坚决要求…
- The teacher insisted (that) the students finish their homework.老师坚决要求学生完成作业。
- insist on the need for
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 insist 拆解为 in（在...里）和 sist（系统），想象自己在系统中坚持立场，决不妥协。
Context & Register
通常用于日常及正式场合，无明显语域限制。
Grammar Note
insist 后接 that 从句时，若表示坚持要求，从句常用虚拟语气（should+动词原形）；若表示坚持观点，则用陈述语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-sist' pronounced /sɪst/ (e.g., assist, consist, persist, subsist, desist) rhyme with insist. However, beware of lookalikes like 'resist' (/rɪˈzɪst/) and 'exist' (/ɪɡˈzɪst/), which have a voiced /z/ instead of /s/, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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