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per·sist·enceAW BrE /pəˈsɪstəns/ NAmE /pərˈsɪstəns/ noun [U ]the fact of continuing to try to do sth despite difficulties , especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable 坚持;锲而不舍◆ His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage . 保险公司同意赔偿损失,他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。◆ It was her sheer persistence that wore them down in the end . 最终把他们拖垮的是她的不屈不挠。the state of continuing to exist for a long period of time 持续存在;维持◆ the persistence of unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s 20 世纪 70 年代和 80 年代的持续失业状况 |