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

• 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。
• History also tells us of many people who persevered yet never were able to succeed.
  历史也告诉我们，有许多人坚持过，最终也未获得成功。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• He persevered in his study until he succeeded.
  他坚持学习直到成功为止。
• She persevered in the face of many obstacles.
  虽然有许多困难，她还是坚持下来了。
• He prayed and praised God until every door in his prison opened! He persevered.
  他不断地祈祷赞美上帝，直到监狱里的每一扇门为他而开。
• Whether she would have got over this fancy if left to herself or persevered in nursing it perpetually, I cannot say: she had little time to reflect.
  如果让她自己想去，她是不是会丢开这场幻想，还是永久保存它呢，我从不能断定。她也没有什么时间多想了。
• 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。