1 insist (on sth/doing sth);insist that... to say strongly that you must have or do sth, or that sb else must do sth 坚决要求，坚持（要做某事）: He always insists on the best. 他总是要求完美。Dan insisted on coming too. 丹也坚持要来。My parents insist that I come home by taxi. 父母千叮万嘱要我搭出租车回家。‘Have another drink.’ ‘Oh all right, if you insist.’ “再喝一杯吧。”“好吧，如果你坚持的话。”

2 insist (on sth);insist that... to say firmly that sth is true (when sb does not believe you) 坚称（某事属实）: She insisted on her innocence. 她坚持说自己是清白的。James insisted that the accident wasn't his fault. 詹姆斯坚决认为这起事故不是他的过失。 ➔insistence noun [U]