(1)堅(jiān)持要求(demand or urge strongly)[I，I+prep(on/upon)，T+that (should)]：I will have another glass if you～. 如果你堅(jiān)持的話我就再喝一杯。He～ed on quietness/more money/seeing her home/all his staff being punctual/our taking immediate action. 他堅(jiān)持要求安靜/要更多的錢/送她回家/所有工作人員做到守時(shí)/我們立即采取行動(dòng)。She～ed that everyone (should) be present/we take immediate action/he quit smoking. 她堅(jiān)持要每人出席/我們立刻采取行動(dòng)/他戒煙。
(2)堅(jiān)持說(shuō)(認(rèn)為)，強(qiáng)調(diào)(state，emphasize，or hold firmly to an opinion，plan，etc)[I+prep(on)，T+that]：He stubbornly～ed on his innocence/his correctness/his personal opinion. 他固執(zhí)地堅(jiān)持自己是無(wú)辜的/自己是正確的/自己的個(gè)人意見(jiàn)。～on the importance of being punctual/the need to work hard/whole-meal bread 強(qiáng)調(diào)守時(shí)的重要性/努力工作的必要性/應(yīng)該吃全麥面包;She～ed that she was innocent/I was to blame/she heard somebody in the house. 她堅(jiān)持說(shuō)自己是無(wú)辜的/我應(yīng)該受到責(zé)備/她聽(tīng)到房子里有人?！挤础絛eny;
→ in′sistence n 堅(jiān)持，強(qiáng)調(diào);in′sistent adj 堅(jiān)持的，強(qiáng)調(diào)的，急迫的