坚持

为什么英国要坚持消减其军事防御力量？

Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces ?

斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。

Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence

他的家人坚持要为他举行适当的葬礼。

His family insisted he should be given a proper burial .

他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。

They insist on sticking to the letter of the law .

他们坚持要求说明事情的整个来龙去脉。

They insisted upon being given every detail of the case .

啊，那好吧，如果你坚持的话。

Oh , very well , then , if you insist .

我保证我会坚持到底。

I promise I am in this for the long haul .

他们坚持要就这项工作立一份合同。

They were insistent on having a contract for the work .

他坚持说路途太远，不宜开汽车去。

He protested that the journey was too far by car .

我们的买主对工艺和材料坚持要高标准。

Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials .

极少受训者坚持到底了。

Very few of the trainees have stayed the course .

她决心坚持下去，显示出了很大的意志力。

Her decision to continue shows great strength of will .

我们坚持要求全额退款。

We insisted on a refund of the full amount .

我们始终坚持最高标准。

We insist on the highest standards at all times .

“胆小鬼！”内心一个小声音坚持说。

' Coward ! ' a tiny inner voice insisted .

他们坚持要求立即交出全部武器。

They insisted on the immediate surrender of all weapons .

他们坚持要求更大幅度地提高工资。

They are sticking out for a higher pay rise .

他开赛后不久就受了伤，没法坚持到底。

He was injured early on and didn 't last the match .

坚持低脂饮食是明智的选择。

Keeping to a low-fat diet makes very good sense .

这个问题我坚持自己的看法。

This is an issue I feel strongly about .

生意不景气，但我们正设法坚持下去。

Business isn 't good but we 're managing to hold our own .

他坚持要给我们讲他们离婚的种种细节。

He insisted on telling us all the gory details about their divorce .

他已经不再坚持自己在一系列问题上的立场。

He has reversed himself on a dozen issues .

在她的坚持下，这件事被搁置了。

At her insistence , the matter was dropped .

由于受到失去工作的威胁，她感到很难再坚持下去。

She felt constrained from continuing by the threat of losing her job .

对难教的学生你必须坚持诲人不倦的精神。

You have to persevere with difficult students .

现在他正加紧努力，我希望他能坚持下去。

He 's making a big effort now , and I hope it lasts .

我坚持要赔偿损失。

I insist on paying for the damage .

在整个审判中，她都坚持相信他是清白的。

Throughout the trial she had clung to the belief that he was innocent .

她坚持自己的原则。

She held firm to her principles .