persistent

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per·sis·tent /pəˈsɪstənt $ pər-/ AWL adjectiveadj

1 CONTINUOUS[usually before noun] continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable 持续存在[发生]的

persistent rumours

持续流传的谣言

persistent headaches

持续头疼

a persistent problem

长期问题

persistent rain

连绵的雨

2 CONTINUOUScontinuing to do something, although this is difficult, or other people warn you not to do it 坚持的；执意的

If she hadn’t been so persistent she might not have gotten the job.

假如不是如此执着，她可能得不到这份工作。

persistent efforts

不懈的努力

Persistent offenders (=people who often break the law) face a prison sentence.

惯犯要被判入狱。

—persistently adverbadv

persistently low rainfall

持续的低降雨量

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persistent• He has a persistent cough because of his smoking.• The country has suffered from persistent economic problems.• persistent efforts to bring the warring factions together• Not withstanding a clear description of the from / to challenge as well as persistent feedback and discussion, Tom is stalled.• The U.S. trade deficit has been a persistent problem.• This lack of involution results in so called calibre persistent submucosal arteries.• The other, related mistake is the persistent tendency of Malthusians to underestimate human ingenuity.• When added to the usual treatments for this condition it cleared up persistent ulcers in 40 out of 60 cases.• It is Carney, though, deferential but persistent, who does most of the questioning.

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