坚持

The two places, he insists, are as different as chalk and cheese.

他坚持说那两个地方有天壤之别。

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。

Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.

桑德拉决心成为医生，她的坚持取得了成功。

He insisted we stop at a small restaurant just outside of Atlanta.

他坚持让我们在亚特兰大市外不远的一家小餐馆歇歇脚。

They insist on tastier chocolate than the anaemic British stuff.

他们坚持要比淡而无味的英国货味道更好的巧克力。

The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.

总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。

His privileged bourgeois family insisted on a good education.

他那优越的资产阶级家庭坚持让他接受良好的教育。

People tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted.

大家都劝他放弃，可他却很坚持。

He insisted that there could be no linkage with other Mideast problems.

他坚持主张不把它与其他中东问题挂钩。

She'd learnt to be herself and to stand up for her convictions.

她已经学会了按自己的方式行事，坚持自己的信仰。

They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.

他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。

His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.

他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。

I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.

我一直坚持用新鲜水果做甜点。

He should have stuck to his guns and refused to meet her.

他本应坚持己见，拒绝与她会面。

I think it was very brave of him to tough it out.

我认为他坚持到底非常勇敢。