insist /in'sist/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
- (v.) assert to be true
Chinese translation
- v. 坚持, 坚决主张, 强调
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /in'sist/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.03 · Rare
Word forms
insisted, insists, insisting
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inside · insight · insignificant · insistence · insightful · insidious · insistent · insipid
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