1continue doing sth繼續做ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤doggedly, stubbornly不懈地/固執地堅持PREPOSITION➤in堅持⋯◇If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you.如果你繼續煩她,我就只好懲罰你了。➤with堅持⋯◇The detective stubbornly persisted with his questions.偵探執意繼續問他的問題。persist
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2continue to exist繼續存在ADVERB | VERB + PERSIST | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤still, to this day仍然堅持;存留到今天◇a belief that persists to this day存留至今的信念➤indefinitely無限期持續下去VERB + PERSIST➤be likely to很可能持續▸➤tend to往往會持續下去▸➤be allowed to被容許持續下去◇This situation cannot be allowed to persist.不能容許這種情形持續下去了。➤continue to繼續堅持◇Drought conditions continue to persist from Maine to Georgia.從緬因州到佐治亞州旱情仍在繼續。PREPOSITION➤beyond持續超過了⋯◇The condition almost always persists beyond childhood.這種情況幾乎總是持續到童年之後。➤despite, in spite of儘管⋯仍堅持◇The trade network persisted in spite of the political chaos.儘管政治混亂,貿易網絡仍持續着。➤during在⋯期間仍然持續◇the problems that persisted during the three-day conference在為期 3 天的會議召開期間仍然持續着的麻煩➤for持續⋯時間◇If symptoms persist for more than a few days, see a doctor.如果症狀持續多日,就得去看醫生。➤into持續到⋯◇These practices persisted into the Middle Ages.這些做法一直延續到中世紀。➤through, throughout持續整個⋯期間◇The depression persisted through much of the 1930s.20 世紀 30 年代的大部份時間都是經濟蕭條時期。➤until持續到⋯為止◇The snows persisted until the second month of the new year.雪一直下到第二年的 2 月。