insist
verb [ I ] uk/ɪnˈsɪst/ us/ɪnˈsɪst/
B1 坚持说，强调;坚决要求
to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say
[ + (that) ] Greg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong. 格雷格仍坚称自己没有做错任何事。
Please go first - I insist! 请先走——我坚持这样！
She insisted on seeing her lawyer. 她坚持要见她的律师。
- More examples
- She's 85 now, but she will insist on doing all her own housework.
- The men at City Hall insist that big spending cuts are just not practical.
- The police insist that they are not relaxing their campaign against drugs.
- They insisted that all swear words be deleted from the article.
- She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital.
Phrasal verb
insist on doing somethingC1 （即使惹恼他人，或被人认为对自己无益，依然）执意做（某事）
to keep doing something, even if it annoys other people, or people think it is not good for you
I don't know why you insist on talking about it. 我不知道你为什么要坚执意讨论此事。