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 in his study until he succeeded.
  他坚持学习直到成功为止。
• 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。
• She has persevered in spite of the odds and has borne both light and dark with grace.
  尽管困难重重，她仍一直坚持下来，并仁慈地承受着光明与黑暗两方。
• Has this child heroically persevered under all doubts and dangers?
  这个孩子不是英勇地、百折不挠地忍耐着一切怀疑和危险吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
  尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。
• 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。
• 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。