"We do tune our guitars before we go on," he insisted.

“我们继续演奏之前一定要为吉他定音，”他坚持说。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Despite my attempts to get him to call me by my Christian name, he insisted on addressing me as "Mr. Kennedy."

尽管我试图让他直接叫我的名，可他还是坚持称呼我为“肯尼迪先生”。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I didn't want to go but he insisted.

我并不想去，但他硬要我去。

《牛津词典》

He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled 2 one-dollar bills from his pocket.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

Now the Elder Brother, we remember, hastily dismissed his brother's pessimism, and then he insisted that the Lady's virginity was fully capable of protecting her from any such physical attack.

这时候哥哥，我们记得，立即消除了弟弟的忧虑，他坚持认为,少女的贞洁完全可以,保护她不受任何外界伤害。

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He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

But he insisted that nothing he planned would raise the deficit "by a single dime".

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He insisted the state still had a crucial role to play in ensuring fair funding and access.

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He insisted the UK would continue to be a leading player in the European Union.

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