1determination to do something even though it is difficult or other people oppose it 坚持;执着;执意
Her persistence paid off when she was offered the job of manager.
她得到了经理的职位,不懈坚持终于有了回报。
‘Why can’t I come?’ repeated Will with dogged persistence.
“我为什么不能去?”威尔不死心地又问了一遍。
2when something continues to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable 持续存在;维持
persistence of
5the persistence of high unemployment
居高不下的失业率
nthe persistence of high unemployment in the post-war years
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persistence• Alongside stubbornness and negativism, the defiant child has enormousenergy and persistence.• The transition to democracy and market economies will call for much patience and persistence.• His persistence finally paid off this year with an award for best actor.• The key, says Andersen, is persistence.• But there are also biological reasons for its persistence.• His victory here was a tribute to his quietpersistence in an intriguingstruggle in the hot afternoonsunshine.• But Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with an injury-time try by Jeffreys which Rayer converted.• To this day I credit James's persistence in not letting us slip away or fall apart.• It was Stu's persistence that wore me down.• the persistence of inequalities
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PERSISTENCE | PERSISTENCE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dogged, stubborn頑強的/固執的堅持▸➤great, remarkable, sheer驚人的/非凡的/純粹的毅力VERB + PERSISTENCE➤demonstrate, show表現得很堅持➤require, take需要/要求毅力◇a challenge that requires persistence and skill需要毅力和技巧的挑戰PERSISTENCE + VERB➤be rewarded, pay off堅持得到回報◇My persistence in demanding my rights finally paid off.我對自己權利的堅持終於獲得了回報。PREPOSITION➤by persistence憑藉堅持◇By sheer persistence, I eventually got her to change her mind.我全憑堅持不懈最終使她改變了主意。➤through persistence通過堅持◇He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着堅持不懈取得了成功。