insist通常用作不及物動(dòng)詞和及物動(dòng)詞，有堅(jiān)持，堅(jiān)決要求等含義;作堅(jiān)決要求、一定要講時(shí)，其賓語從句常用與將來事實(shí)相反的虛擬語氣。

一.用作不及物動(dòng)詞

I will have another glass if you insist.

你這樣堅(jiān)持，我就再喝一杯。

二.用作及物動(dòng)詞

They insisted that she should be invited.

他們堅(jiān)持要邀請(qǐng)她。

I insisted that you should be there on time.

我堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為你應(yīng)該準(zhǔn)時(shí)到那兒。

三.引出直接引語

“Surely he did right，” she insisted.

“肯定他做對(duì)了，”她堅(jiān)持說。

四.insist on (doing) sth. 堅(jiān)持某種做法、意見、主張。

They insisted on leaving that day. 他們堅(jiān)持要在那天走。

五.insist作堅(jiān)決要求、一定要講時(shí)，其賓語從句常用與將來事實(shí)相反的虛擬語氣，即should+動(dòng)詞原形，其中should可以省略。

Her father insists that she (should) learn music after she leaves school.

她父親堅(jiān)持說她放學(xué)后應(yīng)該學(xué)音樂。