1. V-T/V-I If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. 堅持認為; 執(zhí)意要求

My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight. 我家人堅持認為我不應該屈服，而應該留下來斗爭。

She insisted on being present at all the interviews. 她堅決要求出席所有的采訪。

2. V-T/V-I If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you. 堅持說

The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not political opportunism. 總統(tǒng)堅持說他這么做是出于同情而不是政治投機。

"It's not that difficult," she insists. “事情并沒有像想的那么難，”她堅持說。

He insisted on his innocence. 他堅持說自己是清白的。