insisted
past simple and past participle ofinsist
| 单词 | insisted |
| 释义 | insisted past simple and past participle ofinsist insist verb[I] uk/ɪnˈsɪst/us/ɪnˈsɪst/B1 to sayfirmlyordemandforcefully,especiallywhenothersdisagreewith oropposewhat you say: [+ (that)]Greg still insists(that)he did nothingwrong. Please go first - I insist! She insistedonseeingherlawyer.
Stressing & emphasizing
Phrasal verbinsist ondoing something Examplesofinsistedinsisted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. On day 3, heinsistedon going to a hot spring instead of receiving cancer treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus The immigrantsinsistedthat others should join them at their earliest opportunity. From theCambridge English Corpus Jacksoniansinsistedthat, like the common schools and the press, political parties were critical agencies of political learning. From theCambridge English Corpus By contrast, all the protagonists of diphtheria antitoxin seruminsistedthat it was a therapeutic treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus Medieval authoritiesinsistedthat martyrs were impassible because their flesh was materially and supernaturally different from normal human flesh. From theCambridge English Corpus Firstly, theyinsistedthat they could like music without relating to it or identifying with it, and that songs couldn't teach them anything. From theCambridge English Corpus He tooinsistedthat law should not be confused with custom. From theCambridge English Corpus Iinsistedon bringing in utility and production functions because, once again, it is very hard to analyze credibility problems starting from ad-hoc demand functions. From theCambridge English Corpus Although their methods were similar, heinsisted, they were reached by different paths. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, the woman's lawyer claimed the regularization of the marriage, andinsistedthat his client was perfectly able to conclude marriage on her own. From theCambridge English Corpus In the following days the soldierinsistedthat he kept having the same dream. From theCambridge English Corpus Theyinsistedthat the reserves of the system must be large enough to impress the markets. From theCambridge English Corpus But he alsoinsistedon a difference to phenomenology proper. From theCambridge English Corpus My informants alsoinsistedthat zonal commanders, political officials and civilians organised relations between civilians and guerrillas differently, particularly during early phases of the war. From theCambridge English Corpus One patientinsistedon hearing her husband's interview. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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