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坚持，固执，固守 -
• He persists in his bad habit. 他坚持不改坏习惯。 -
• She persists in wearing that old-fashioned hat. 她坚持要戴那顶过时的帽子。 - 2.
持续，存留 -
• The tradition has persisted to this day. 这传统一直延续至今。 -
• On the tops of very high mountains snow persists throughout the year. 高山顶上的积雪终年不化。 - 3.
坚持说；坚持问，追问 -
• She persisted to everyone that she had fully recovered. 她向每个人坚持说她已经完全康复了。
用法说明
persist, persevere, cling, adhere, stick
这几个词都可作“坚持”讲，然而其区别甚大。前两个词含有尽管面临困难或阻力仍坚持干某事之义，其后常接介词in。后三个词则含有紧紧地粘缠或依附之义，其后常接介词to。persist 侧重表示人的固执、顽固，不顾他人的忠告或反对意见；persevere 侧重表示尽管遭受挫折、遇到困难，仍不气馁，坚持不懈地继续追求自己的目标；cling 含有死死抱住习惯、信仰、占有之物等义；adhere较正式，常含有保持尊严之义，表示自觉地或出于义务而固守某事物或忠于某人，多作不及物动词；stick则含有固守、不变之义，作不及物动词。试比较：
If you persist in causing trouble, the company may be forced to dismiss you.如果你执意要制造麻烦，公司可能不得不解雇你。
Robert keeps persevering in his efforts to learn French.罗伯特坚持不懈地努力学习法语。
She still clings to the belief that her son is alive.她仍然抱着儿子还活着的信念。
They failed to adhere to our original agreement.他们未能遵守我们原定的协议。
Everyone must stick to his word.每个人都应该遵守诺言。