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 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。
• 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 persevered in his study until he succeeded.
  他坚持学习直到成功为止。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nowhere is this more true than in Afghanistan where women and girls have persevered despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and made incredible gains over the past 13 years to help put their country on the path to peace, prosperity, and security.
  这一点在阿富汗表现得再真切不过。在那里，妇女和女童面对看似难以逾越的障碍坚忍不拔，在过去13年里取得了惊人的进步，帮助国家走上了通往和平、繁荣和安全的道路。
• Whenever I was perplexed by what I had found I persevered to the perfection that I had sought.
  只要我对我的发现感到困惑我就会坚持不懈，追求完美。
• She persevered in her efforts to win the championship.
  她为赢得冠军而不断努力。
• 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。