persevered

英 [ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəd]

美 [ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrd]

v.  坚持; 孜孜以求
persevere的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 坚持不懈；锲而不舍
  If youpersevere withsomething, you keep trying to do it and do not give up, even though it is difficult.
  1. ...his ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks.
     他锲而不舍、百折不挠的劲头儿
  2. ...a school with a reputation for persevering with difficult and disruptive children...
     因对捣乱难管的学生不离不弃而闻名的学校
  3. She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.
     虽然朋友们明确反对,她还是坚持己见。

双语例句

• Perhaps if Angel had persevered he might have gone to Cambridge like his brothers.
  如果安琪尔继续坚持下去，也许他就可以像两个哥哥一样去剑桥了。
• He persevered in his study until he succeeded.
  他坚持学习直到成功为止。
• He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
  尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
• Despite the failure of his early experiments, the scientist persevered in his research.
  尽管最初的实验多次失败，那位科学家仍然坚持研究。
• He was hopeless at French, but his teacher persevered with him.
  他怎么也学不会法语，可是老师仍锲而不舍地帮助他。
• Edgar persevered in his resolution as far as the court; there he lingered.
  埃德加保持他的决心径直走到院子里；到了那儿，他又踌躇起来。
• She persevered in her efforts to win the championship.
  她为赢得冠军而不断努力。
• They faced impossible odds, and yet somehow, they persevered.
  他们面对不可思议的艰难，然而他们坚持过来了。
• She said their relationship persevered because both she and her future husband believed it had a future.
  她说他们的恋情能够坚持下来，这都要归功于她和未婚夫对于未来的那份信念。
• But the reality is that email newsletters not only have persevered, but never were actually under threat.
  但事实上，电邮通讯不但没有消亡，而且从来没有真正受到威胁。