persistent

英 [pəˈsɪstənt]

美 [pərˈsɪstənt]

adj.  执著的; 不屈不挠的; 坚持不懈的; 连绵的; 持续的; 反复出现的

CET6TOEFLTEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.4704 / COCA.5269

牛津词典

adj.

• 执著的；不屈不挠的；坚持不懈的
  determined to do sth despite difficulties, especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable
  1. How do you deal with persistent salesmen who won't take no for an answer?
     你怎么对付那些不轻言放弃、一直纠缠下去的推销员？
  2. a persistent offender (= a person who continues to commit crimes after they have been caught and punished)
     惯犯
• 连绵的；持续的；反复出现的
  continuing for a long period of time without interruption, or repeated frequently, especially in a way that is annoying and cannot be stopped
  1. persistent rain
     阴雨连绵
  2. a persistent cough
     持续不断的咳嗽

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （尤指不好或不受欢迎的状态或情况）持续存在的，继续发生的
  Something that ispersistentcontinues to exist or happen for a long time; used especially about bad or undesirable states or situations.
  1. Her position as national leader has been weakened by persistent fears of another coup attempt...
     由于人们一直担心会再次发生政变,她的国家领导人地位被削弱了。
  2. His cough grew more persistent until it never stopped...
     他咳嗽持续的时间越来越长,直到咳个不停。
  3. Shoppers picked their way through puddles caused by persistent rain.
     购物的人们小心翼翼地择路避开由于连续下雨形成的水坑。
• ADJ-GRADED 执著的；不屈不挠的；锲而不舍的
  Someone who ispersistentcontinues trying to do something, even though it is difficult or other people are against it.
  1. ...a persistent critic of the government's transport policies...
     对政府交通政策一直持批评态度的人
  2. He phoned again this morning. He's very persistent.
     今天早晨他又打来了电话。他非常执著。

双语例句

• Shoppers picked their way through puddles caused by persistent rain.
  购物的人们小心翼翼地择路避开由于连续下雨形成的水坑。
• The improvement in standards has been steady and persistent, but has attracted little comment from educationalists
  标准一直在持续提高，但却几乎没有教育学家对此发表意见。
• Dioxins, furans and metals are persistent and bio-accumulate in the environment.
  二恶英、呋喃和金属具有持久性并可在环境中生物累积。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.
  他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。
• Transient, persistent, transactional, and XA messaging.
  瞬态、持久性、事务性和XA消息传递。
• You are more persistent than I would have ever imagined.
  你比我想像中的还要坚持不懈。
• I also like to look at the working and persistent numbers.
  我还习惯查看工作和持久页面的数目。
• His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.
  他一再试图向上级投诉，但都被挡了回来并置之不理。
• There have been persistent rumours of quarrels within the movement
  运动团体内部存在争执的传闻始终未断。
• Symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent dry cough.
  病症包括高烧和持久的干咳。