Word · Frequency #13755
persevering
坚持；不屈不挠
persevering is the present participle of persevere.
to continue trying to do something in a determined way despite difficulties; to be persistent and refuse to stop
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To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
即使受到干扰、困难、障碍或气馁,仍坚定不移地追求某项事业、任务、旅程或目标
即使受到干扰、困难、障碍或气馁,仍坚定不移地追求某项事业、任务、旅程或目标；坚持；孜孜不倦；不屈不挠；(辩论中)固执己见
In use
Despite the setbacks, she persevered with her research and finally got results.
If you persevere in your efforts, you will eventually succeed.
They have persevered through many difficulties to finish the project on time.
persevere in/with [noun]
表示持续做某件事，常与'in'或'with'搭配。
She persevered in her studies despite the difficulties.
尽管困难重重，她仍坚持学习。
persevere in doing [something]
后接动名词，强调持续做某动作。
He persevered in trying to solve the problem.
他坚持努力解决这个问题。
persevere at [something]
与'at'搭配，侧重在某任务或活动上坚持。
Connections
Collocations
- persevere in
- 坚持（做某事）
- She persevered in her efforts to learn Chinese.她坚持学习中文。
- persevere with
- 坚持不懈（于某事或某人）
- He persevered with his studies despite the difficulties.尽管困难重重，他仍坚持学习。
- persevere through
- 坚持度过（困难时期）
- The team persevered through the tough season and finally won the championship.球队坚持度过了艰难的赛季，最终赢得了冠军。
Idioms & figurative uses
- persevere through thick and thin
- 不畏艰难险阻地坚持She persevered through thick and thin to achieve her dream.她不畏艰难险阻，坚持实现了自己的梦想。
- persevere in the face of adversity
- 在逆境中坚持He persevered in the face of adversity and eventually succeeded.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘persevere’同‘persist’和‘severe’，在严峻中坚持不懈。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或半正式场合，如学术写作、职业发展及个人目标设定，也可在鼓励性日常对话中出现。
Grammar Note
表示在困难面前坚持不懈
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'severe' and 'revere' share the spelling chunk 'vere' with 'persevere' and have similar ending sounds, but their stressed vowel is /ɪ/ while 'persevere' has /i/ (per the given pronunciation). 'Here' and 'mere' share the ending 'ere' but also have /ɪə/ instead of /iə/. So these are useful lookalikes that sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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