INSISTto say firmly that someone must do something or that something must happenRELATED WORDSsee alsoSAYTELLMUST/DON'T HAVE TO1 to say firmly that someone must do something or that something must happen 坚决表示某人必须做某事或某事必须发生insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ [intransitive/transitive verb] ‘I really need to speak to you now.’ ‘Oh, all right if you insist.’ “我现在真的需要和你谈一谈。”噢，如果你一定要谈，那就谈吧。” We hadn't intended to stay for another drink, but our host insisted. 我们不想再逗留了，但主人一定要我们再来一杯。insist (that) Mom always insists that we keep our rooms neat. 妈妈一直坚持要我们把房间保持干净。 He was a religious man who insisted his children went to church every Sunday. 他是个虔诚的人，坚持要自己的孩子每周日上教堂。insist on Many workers now insist on a smoke-free environment. 许多工人现在坚持要有一个无人吸烟的环境。insist on doing something The man insisted on helping me find a taxi even though I told him I didn't need any help. 那男子坚持要帮我叫辆出租车，尽管我已告诉他我不需要任何帮助。demand /dɪˈmɑːndǁdɪˈmænd/ [transitive verb]to say very strongly and often angrily that something should be done or given to you 坚决要求〔常带怒气〕 Parents are demanding greater control over their children's education. 家长们坚决要求对孩子的教育拥有更大的支配权。 I caught Alice going through my letters and demanded an immediate explanation. 艾丽斯看我的信时被我当场撞见，我坚持要求她立刻解释。demand that State health inspectors have demanded that the city act immediately to clean the water supply. 国家健康检查官强制要求这个城市立即行动使供水清洁起来。demand to do something The guards demanded to see her I.D. before they allowed her in the building. 守卫坚持要看了她的身份证后才放她进大楼。 Daley demanded to know why the police had not been called in to stop the rioting. 戴利坚持要知道为什么不叫警察来阻止这场暴乱。put your foot down /ˌpʊt jɔːʳ ˈfʊt ˌdaʊn/ [verb phrase]to say firmly that someone must not do something or behave in a particular way 坚持立场 You'd better put your foot down before those kids get completely out of control. 你必须坚持不让，免得那些孩子完全失控。 Ed was talking about dropping out of school, but Mom and Dad put their foot down. 埃德讲到要退学，但爸妈坚持不同意。be adamant /biː ˈædəmənt/ [verb phrase]if someoneis adamant about something, they say strongly that it must be done or that it is right and no one can persuade them to change their mind 对…抱坚决态度 I didn't want to go to the party, but he was adamant and we ended up going. 我不想去参加聚会，可他坚持要去，最后我们还是去了。be adamant about The protesters were adamant about staying and making sure their voices were heard. 抗议者坚持要留下，并设法确保公众能听到他们的呼声。be adamant that The company's managing director is adamant that there will be no compromise with the unions. 公司总经理坚持不对工会妥协。be adamant in your opposition/refusal/desire etc The district attorney has been adamant in her refusal to pursue the case. 区检察官坚决拒绝继续处理这宗案件。won't/wouldn't take no for an answer /ˌwəʊnt, ˌwʊdnt teɪk ˌnəʊ fər ən ˈɑːnsəʳǁ-ˈæn-/ [verb phrase]informalif someonewon't take no for an answer, they insist that you must do something, even though you have told them that you do not want to do it 【非正式】不许说不 You simply must come to dinner on Saturday - I won't take no for an answer! 别的不用多说，你周六必须来吃饭—我不许你说不来！ I told him that I didn't want to go out with him, but he wouldn't take no for an answer. 我说不想和他约会，可他不许我不答应。be insistent /biː ɪnˈsɪstənt/ [verb phrase]to say repeatedly and strongly that someone should do something, even though they disagree 坚持〔要某人做某事〕 My boss finally got me to take the course - he's very insistent. 我的老板最终使我去参加了那门课程，他硬要我去。be insistent that Eric's parents have been insistent that he and his girlfriend get married. 埃里克的父母坚持要他和女友结婚。be insistent on The principal would be less insistent on kids wearing school uniforms if the school had to pay for them. 如果必须由学校出钱买校服，那校长就不会那样坚持让孩子们穿校服了。at somebody's insistence /ət somebodyˈs ɪnˈsɪstəns/ [adverb]if you do somethingat someone's insistence, you do it because they say you must do it 在某人的坚持下 Byrd claims he was carrying the gun at his wife's insistence. 伯德称他是在妻子的一再要求下才带了这把枪的。 At Stevenson's insistence, Reynold's name was kept on the list. 在史蒂文森的坚决要求下，雷诺的名字才被保留在名单上。at the insistence of somebody U.S. troops were finally removed from the country at the insistence of Congress. 在国会的坚持下，美国军队最后撤出了那个国家。won't/wouldn't hear of /wəʊnt, wʊdnt ˈhɪər ɒv/ [verb phrase]informalto insist that someone should not do something, especially because you want to help them in some way 【非正式】坚持不肯，坚决不同意 I've offered to pay Simon for fixing my car, but he won't hear of it. 西蒙修好了我的车，我要付钱给他，可他执意不要。 Jack wouldn't hear of Debbie going back to work so soon after the baby was born. 杰克坚决不同意孩子出生后黛比这么快就回去上班。