persistence

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per·sis·tence /pəˈsɪstəns $ pər-/ AWL noun [uncountableU]

1 determination 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。

2 when 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

n the persistence of high unemployment in the post-war years

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persistence• Alongside stubbornness and negativism, the defiant child has enormous energy 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 quiet persistence in an intriguing struggle in the hot afternoon sunshine.• 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

dogged persistence• Only sheer dogged persistence will finally get you there.• She was swamped by a wave of impotent anger at and violent dislike for the man whose dogged persistence bordered on persecution.• They ate outside but the flies, with dogged persistence, spoiled their food.

per·sis·tence noun

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