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 amidst all these difficulties.
  身处所有这些困难之中，他仍然坚持下去。
• I'm not saying I worked harder as time went on, but at last I persevered with my learning and the work before me seemed easier as time passed.
  我不是说随着时间的推移，我更努力了，但至少我一直坚持学习，学习在我面前也似乎变得越来越简单了。
• This is one reason why we persevered with the diary.
  这就是我们为什么坚持记日记的一个原因。
• He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
  尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He persevered in his study until he succeeded.
  他坚持学习直到成功为止。
• She persevered with her violin lessons.
  她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。
• 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。