persevere

英 [ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə(r)]

美 [ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr]

v.  坚持; 孜孜以求

过去式：persevered　过去分词：persevered　第三人称单数：perseveres　现在分词：persevering　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13755 / COCA.13798

牛津词典

verb

• 坚持；孜孜以求
  to continue trying to do or achieve sth despite difficulties
  1. Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon.
     虽屡遭挫折，他们仍不断尝试乘气球环游世界。
  2. She persevered with her violin lessons.
     她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。
  3. You have to persevere with difficult students.
     对难教的学生你必须坚持诲人不倦的精神。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 坚持不懈；锲而不舍
  If youpersevere withsomething, you keep trying to do it and do not give up, even though it is difficult.
  1. ...his ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks.
     他锲而不舍、百折不挠的劲头儿
  2. ...a school with a reputation for persevering with difficult and disruptive children...
     因对捣乱难管的学生不离不弃而闻名的学校
  3. She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.
     虽然朋友们明确反对,她还是坚持己见。

英英释义

verb

• be persistent, refuse to stop
  1. he persisted to call me every night
  2. The child persisted and kept asking questions
  Synonym:persisthang inhang onhold on

双语例句

• I failed to persevere in doing sth.
  我不能坚持不懈的做某事。
• Don't give up; I think you should persevere.
  别放弃！我认为你应该坚持下去。
• This is an opportunity for you to persevere in yourself and in your growth.
  对于你们这是一个机会以坚持你们，坚持你们的灵性成长。
• If we can only persevere.
  只要我们坚持不懈。
• My last piece of advice& this is simple, but perhaps most important: Persevere.
  我的最后一点建议－－这很简单，但可能是最重要的一点：坚持不懈。
• You've lost two stone since you started your diet, I didn't think you would persevere and I take my hat off to you.
  从你开始节食以来，你已瘦了28磅，因此我很钦佩你。
• But if we hold each other tight, it is the scenery most beautiful in the world to persevere.
  但如果我们彼此紧握，并坚持下去就是世界上最美丽的风景。
• It took a generous helping of entrepreneurial confidence to persevere during this incident.
  在这一事件中坚持下来是有了充足的创业信心的。
• 117. In all our work we must persevere in the Anti-Japanese National United Front as the general policy.
  （一一七）在一切工作中，应该坚持抗日民族统一战线的总方针。
• We must persevere in our efforts in these areas.
  我们要坚持在这些方面努力。