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

• He persevered in his studies [ with the treatment].
  他坚定不懈地研究[治疗]。
• 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。
• We were successful not because we were quick-witted but because we persevered.
  我们之所以成功不是因为我们机智，而是因为我们坚韧不拔。
• She persevered in the face of many obstacles.
  虽然有许多困难，她还是坚持下来了。
• 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。
• But I persevered, and soon I found myself falling into the habits of a phablet-only life.
  不过我挺住了，不久就发现自己染上了只靠平板手机过活的习惯。
• Historical archives of Yunnan Province are persevered completely because of peaceful liberation.
  由于云南是和平解放的，因此云南省的历史档案保存极为完整。
• He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
  尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
• 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。
• 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。