1. | 坚持；锲而不舍the fact of continuing to try to do sth despite difficulties, especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable |
His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage. 保险公司同意赔偿损失，他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。 | |
It was her sheer persistence that wore them down in the end. 最终把他们拖垮的是她的不屈不挠。 |
2. | 持续存在；维持the state of continuing to exist for a long period of time |
the persistence of unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s 20 世纪 70 年代和 80 年代的持续失业状况 |
