spokenINSIST used when agreeing to do something that you do not really want to do 如果你一定要这样〔用来对你并不真正想做的事表示同意〕
‘Why don’t you call them up today?’ ‘Oh, if you insist!’
“你何不今天就给他们打电话?”“噢,如果你一定要我这样办的话!”
Examples from the Corpus
if you insist• "Let's invite them over for dinner." "OK, if you insist."• Call it adulteryif you insist.• Probably not, if one insists absolutely on the principle of non-repetition.• And if I insisted he came with me, he'd likely cause trouble, just as he said.• However, if they insist on collecting the fee, dump them.• However, if you insist on sawing the post in place, brace it firmly.• This only comes as a shockif we insist on seeing Theo in terms of sainthood.• He thought it would probably confuse them if he insisted on their moving on.