persist ♦︎ keep going ♦︎ hang on ♦︎ persevere ♦︎ keep at sth ♦︎ struggle along/onThese words all mean to continue to do sth in spite of difficulties.這些詞均表示雖有困難仍堅持不放棄。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to persist / persevere with / in sth■persistpəˈsɪst; NAmEpərˈsɪst [intransitive, transitive] (ratherformal) to continue trying to do or achieve sth in difficult circumstances, or in spite of opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable(身處逆境或不顧反對)頑強地堅持,執著地做◆Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?你何必爲已發生的事沒完沒了地自責?◆He persisted with his questioning.他不停地發問。◆'So, did you agree or not?' he persisted.“那麽,你同意了沒有?”他追問不止。 see also persistence ⇨ determination, persistent ⇨ determined2■ˌkeep ˈgoing
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(kept, kept) (especiallyspoken) to make an effort to live normally when you are in a difficult situation or when you have experienced great suffering; used to encourage sb to continue doing sth(身處困境或遭遇磨難時)盡力維持下去,堅持活下去;(用於鼓勵)堅持下去◆You just have to keep yourself busy and keep going.你得讓自己忙起來,盡量堅持下去。◆Keep going, Sarah, you're nearly there.堅持下去,薩拉,你快到了。■ˌhang ˈon
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(hung, hung) (ratherinformal, especially journalism尤用於新聞) to continue trying to do or achieve sth in difficult circumstances(在逆境中)堅持,不放棄◆The team hung on for victory.這個隊爲了勝利堅持不懈。■persevereˌpɜːsɪˈvɪə(r); NAmEˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr [intransitive] (ratherformal, approving) to continue trying to do or achieve sth in difficult circumstances(在逆境中)堅持,不放棄◆Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon.雖屢遭挫折,他們仍不斷嘗試乘氣球環遊世界。◆You have to persevere with difficult students.對難教的學生你必須堅持不懈。 see also perseverance ⇨ determination■ˌkeep ˈat sth
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(kept, kept) (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) to continue trying to do or achieve sth; used to encourage sb to continue doing sth堅持;不放棄;(用於鼓勵)堅持下去◆Encouraged by his confidence in us, we kept at it.他對我們滿懷信心,於是我們就咬牙堅持了下來。◆Come on, keep at it, you've nearly finished!快,要堅持,你馬上就要完成了!■ˌstruggle aˈlong■ˌstruggle ˈon
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to continue in difficult circumstances在困難中堅持;勉強堅持◆The business struggled along for some time.生意勉強維持了一段時間。◆Life is hard but we all have to struggle on.生活很艱難,但是我們都不能放棄。ⓘ Struggle along/on suggests a sense of tiredness and difficulty rather than great enthusiasm or a strong desire to achieve sth. * struggle along/on意爲艱難、疲憊地勉強堅持,並非充滿熱情或強烈渴望地去爭取。