insistent

US [ɪnˈsɪstənt]
UK [ɪn'sɪstənt]
  • adj.坚决要求的；坚持的；固执的；持续不断的
  • Web逼人注意的；坚持不懈的；显著的

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Insistent
adj.
1.
坚决要求的；坚持的；固执的demanding sth firmly and refusing to accept any opposition or excuses
They were insistent on having a contract for the work.
他们坚持要就这项工作立一份合同。
Why are you so insistent that we leave tonight?
你为什么一定要我们今晚离开？
She didn't want to go but her brother was insistent.
她不想去，但她哥哥非得要她去。
2.
持续不断的；再三的；反复的continuing for a long period of time in a way that cannot be ignored
insistent demands
再三的要求
the insistent ringing of the telephone
没完没了的电话铃声

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1.
They were guests of the BioCruiser, and he never liked to start out a mission by being insistent.
他们是生态游艇的客人，他也不想在执行任务时显得过于急躁。
tā men shì shēng tài yóu tǐng de kè rén , tā yě bù xiǎng zài zhí xíng rèn wu shí xiǎn de guò yú jí zào 。
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2.
It was an extraordinary confrontation between the country's most dominant figure and a powerless but insistent adversary.
这真是一场非同寻常的对决，在权倾一国的大人物与无权无势但不屈不挠的异见人士之间展开。
zhè zhēn shì yī chǎng fēi tóng xún cháng de duì jué , zài quán qīng yī guó de dà rén wù yǔ wú quán wú shì dàn bù qū bù náo de yì jiàn rén shì zhī jiān zhǎn kāi 。
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3.
It sings its sweetest, most insistent song, like the Sirens trying to draw Odysseus and his crew onto the rocks.
她唱着最甜蜜最坚持不懈的歌曲，正如塞壬试图令奥德修斯和他的手下迷惑，让航船触礁沉没。
tā chàng zhe zuì tián mì zuì jiān chí bú xiè de gē qǔ , zhèng rú sài rén shì tú lìng ào dé xiū sī hé tā de shǒu xià mí huò , ràng háng chuán chù jiāo chén mò 。
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4.
moreover, so insistent was the spur within me that to stop my poetic adventure was a matter of sheer impossibility.
而且，我内心抒发情感的激情如此迫切，若要阻止我写作诗歌的冒险的历程简直是不可能的事情。
ér qiě , wǒ nèi xīn shū fā qíng gǎn de jī qíng rú cǐ pò qiè , ruò yào zǔ zhǐ wǒ xiě zuò shī gē de mào xiǎn de lì chéng jiǎn zhí shì bù kě néng de shì qíng 。
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5.
When one acquaintance became too insistent on trying to send a gift to thank Mr. Jobs for his friendship, he was asked to stop calling.
当一个熟人变得很急切地试图给乔布斯先生礼物来感谢他的友情，他因此被拒绝拜访。
dāng yī gè shú rén biàn de hěn jí qiè de shì tú gěi qiáo bù sī xiān sheng lǐ wù lái gǎn xiè tā de yǒu qíng , tā yīn cǐ bèi jù jué bài fǎng 。
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So insistent was he in his respect for ownership that he took care not to disturb or displace anything belonging to someone else.
因为没有一刻不尊重旁人的主权，他绝对不动别人的东西。
yīn wèi méi yǒu yí kè bù zūn zhòng páng rén de zhǔ quán , tā jué duì bù dòng bié rén de dōng xi 。
7.
The changing era requires the United States to be more insistent upon the need for free trade and an end to protectionism, he said.
他说，这个不断变化的时代要求美国更加坚持自由贸易的必要性，同时制止贸易保护主义。
tā shuō , zhè ge bú duàn biàn huà de shí dài yāo qiú měi guó gèng jiā jiān chí zì yóu mào yì de bì yào xìng , tóng shí zhì zhǐ mào yì bǎo hù zhǔ yì 。
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8.
His father was an ex-marine who drank too much and insistent that he should join the Marines right out of high school.
他的爸爸是一个经常酗酒的海军退役士兵，并坚持让他高中一毕业就参加海军。
tā de bà ba shì yī gè jīng cháng xù jiǔ de hǎi jūn tuì yì shì bīng , bìng jiān chí ràng tā gāo zhōng yī bì yè jiù cān jiā hǎi jūn 。
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9.
She seemed puzzled and a bit frustrated that she had to be so insistent on her own demise.
她似乎很迷茫，也有些许落空，因为她不得不在自己的死亡方面非常坚持才能如愿。
tā sì hū hěn mí máng , yě yǒu xiē xǔ luò kōng , yīn wèi tā bù dé bù zài zì jǐ de sǐ wáng fāng miàn fēi cháng jiān chí cái néng rú yuàn 。
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This temperament was soon tested in his dealings with Fayed, whom he found to be a querulous employer insistent on perfection.
这种性格在他与法耶德打交道不久后就遇到了考验，他发现法耶德是个脾气坏和吹毛求疵的老板。
zhè zhǒng xìng gé zài tā yǔ fǎ yē dé dǎ jiāo dao bù jiǔ hòu jiù yù dào le kǎo yàn , tā fā xiàn fǎ yē dé shì gè pí qi huài hé chuī máo qiú cī de lǎo bǎn 。
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