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

• 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 persevered with building the bookshelf.
  他坚持做书架。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She persevered in the face of many obstacles.
  虽然有许多困难，她还是坚持下来了。
• 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 persevered with her violin lessons.
  她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。
• He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
  尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。