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insistent

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'sɪst(ə)nt/🇺🇸 US/in'sistәnt/
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Definitions

adj.

Firmly and persistently demanding or urging something; not easily ignored.

坚持的,一再要求的;不容忽视的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
siststand, set, place
+
entperforming, being in a state
=insistent

Common Collocations

  • 1.insistent demand持续的要求
  • 2.insistent voice坚定的声音
  • 3.[insistent] pressure[持续的]压力

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The insistent ringing of the doorbell woke everyone from sleep.

  • 2.

    He was insistent about his claims despite lack of evidence.

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