坚持做某事用英语怎么说？

persist
vi.
坚持；固执
持久；持续
是不及物动词，不能单独用，常用的短语有：
persist in sth.
坚持做某事
persist in doing sth.
坚持做某事
persist with
继续努力, 坚持不懈
insist可以做及物动词也可以做不及物的，做不及物的后面要加ON或UPON有以下意思：
坚持; 坚决主张; 坚决认为(on, upon)
坚决要求, 定要
insist on sb.'s innocence
坚持认为某人无罪
insist on a point
强调一点
insist on being present
坚持要求出席
I insisted on his coming with us.
我坚持要求他和我们一起来。
做及物动词时后面加从句，有以下意思：
坚持; 坚决主张; 坚决认为
坚决要求; 定要
I insist that you (should) be present.
请您务必到场。
They insisted that she (should) be invited.
他们坚持要邀请她。

综上，persist 和insist的用法不同，但可以表示相同或相近的意思，注意后接词及是否及物即可。

坚持做某事
persist in doing something

坚持到底
follow through
stick it out

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keep
on
doing
stick
to
doing
inist
on
sth

insist
to
do
sth
或
keep
doing
sth

persist in sth.
persist in doing sth.
persist with