v. 坚持, 坚决主张, 强调
Many still insisted the lanes were killing their part of the city.
四级 · CET-4 2025年12月 第1套
Despite increased business activity on Skillman Ave, many store owners insisted the bike lanes were destroying their area.
四级 · CET-4 2025年12月 第1套
The true answer to snobbery is not to say that there is no such thing as a better or worse person, but to insist that better or worse exist in constantly unexpected places and carry none of the outward signs of distinction.
六级 · CET-6 2025年6月 第2套
Consider the fact that a 1918 catalog insisted that boys and girls be dressed in the appropriate color.
四级 · CET-4 2024年6月 第3套
The same logic still holds: Consumption drives the American economy, and workers who are paid more can spend more Mainstream economists insist that it is impossible to order up a sustainable increase in wages because compensation levels reflect the unerring judgment of market forces.
六级 · CET-6 2023年12月 第1套