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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Since the1990s, Xie Jin did not have the rash to cater to the fashion, he still persevered himself to the life to society's serious ponder, persevered own artistic conscience.
  进入上世纪90年代，谢晋没有心浮气躁地迎合时尚，他依然坚守自己对人生对社会的严肃思考，坚守自己的艺术良知。
• He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
  尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
• 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。
• 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。