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insistently

🇬🇧 UK/in'sistəntli/🇺🇸 US/ɪn'sɪstəntlɪ/
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Definitions

adv.

In a persistent and forceful manner, demanding attention or compliance

坚持地,执意地,强求地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
siststand, set, place
+
entperforming, being in a state
+
lyin the manner of
=insistently

Common Collocations

  • 1.insistently demanded坚持要求
  • 2.insistently asked坚持询问
  • 3.[insistently] stated[坚定地]陈述

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He insistently asked for a refund until the manager agreed.

  • 2.

    The alarm kept ringing insistently throughout the morning.

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