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last (for) [duration]
表示持续一段时间，'for'可省略。
The concert lasted three hours.
音乐会持续了三个小时。
持续；延续
lasting — present participle of last
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持续；延续
To continue to exist or happen for a period of time; to endure.
The concert lasted three hours.
音乐会持续了三个小时。
持续,延续
To endure, continue over time.
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To shape (an item of footwear such as a boot or shoe) during its manufacture or repair while it is placed on a last (noun etymology 3, noun sense 1).
坚持,保持不败或完整
To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
last
Base
原形
lasts
3rd person
第三人称单数
lasting
-ing
现在分词
lasted
Past
过去式
lasted
Past participle
过去分词
The meeting lasts two hours.
会议持续两个小时。
The storm lasted all night.
暴风雨持续了一整夜。
持续
The meeting lasted for three hours.
会议持续了三个小时。
This battery lasts about 12 hours on a single charge.
这块电池一次充电大约能用12小时。
Their friendship has lasted through many difficulties.
他们的友谊经受住了许多困难，一直持续至今。
表示持续一段时间，'for'可省略。
The concert lasted three hours.
音乐会持续了三个小时。
强调熬过困难时期。
The supplies lasted through the winter.
补给品撑过了整个冬天。
意为‘坚持到底，度过难关’。
He managed to last out the recession.
他设法挺过了经济衰退。
Not this
We must last the work.
Use this
We must continue the work.
last作为动词表示“持续”时是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语。要表达“继续做某事”，应使用“continue”。
Not this
She lasted the illness.
Use this
She lasted through the illness.
last表示“度过（困难）”时，通常需要介词“through”或“out”来搭配，不能直接接宾语。
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持续很久
The meeting didn't last long.
会议没有持续很久。
持续数小时
The storm lasted for hours.
暴风雨持续了数小时。
持续一整夜
The battery lasted through the night.
电池持续了一整夜。
持续到……
The celebration lasted until midnight.
庆祝活动持续到午夜。
坚持到底
She managed to last out the race.
她设法坚持跑完了比赛。
坚持到底；撑过
We have enough food to last out the winter.
我们有足够的食物撑过这个冬天。
坚持到终点；完成全程
The marathon runner trained hard to ensure she could last the distance.
这位马拉松运动员努力训练以确保自己能坚持到终点。
坚持到底；持续整个进程
Few politicians last the course in such a demanding role.
在如此高要求的职位上，很少有政客能坚持到底。
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想象一个人坚持到最后（last），持续不放弃。
通常用于描述时间上的持续，或在困境中坚持，常见于日常叙述及励志表达。
通常用于表示持续时间或忍受困境，不接直接宾语
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