persist
vi. 坚持,执意
He persisted in denying his knowledge of it. 他坚持说他不知道此事。
[同]persevere
vi. 持续下去
[同]continue
[难点]
persist in (doing) sth. 坚持做某事
personal
adj. 个人的,私人的
[同]private
adj. 本人的,亲自的;有关私人的
personnel
n. 全体人员;(人事)部门
perspective
n. 前景,前途
[同]prospect
n. 洞察力;透视图;观点,看法
persuade
vt. 说服
I have persuaded him to do it. 我已经说服他去做那件事。
[同]induce
vt. 使相信
I persuaded him of the truth. 我使他相信那是真的。
[同]convince
[难点]
persuade sb. to do sth. = persuade sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做某事
persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
pessimistic
adj. 悲观的,悲观主义的
[反]optimistic
pet
n. 宠物
adj. 宠爱的
petrol
n. 汽油
[同]gasoline
petroleum
n. 石油
phase
n. 阶段
[同]stage
n. 方面;(指月)相位
[难点]
in phase 同时协调的