友课教育英语晨读2020-05-26

 1.assert [ə'sɜːt]
 vt. 坚持；主张；声称
 She asserted that she was innocent. 
 她坚称自己清白无辜。 

 2.insert [ɪn'sɜːt]
 vt. 插入；嵌入
 to insert a bookmark into a book 把书签插入书中 

 3.*exert [ɪg'zɜːt]
 v. 运用，发挥；施以影响
 to exert strength, influence, etc. 尽力，施加影响等
 Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.
 一些老板向员工施加巨大的压力迫使他们无偿加班。 

 4.affirm [ə'fɜːm]
 v. 肯定；断言
 She affirmed that all was well. 
 她肯定地说一切都很好。 

 5.adhere [əd'hɪə]
 v. 坚持，粘附 
 adherence n. 粘附，附着
 to adhere to a plan  按计划行事
 adhere to  坚持，忠于 

 6.cohere [kə(ʊ)'hɪə]
 vi. 凝聚；连贯；粘着 
 coherent adj. 连贯的，一致的；清晰的 
 cohesive adj. 有凝聚力的，团结的 

 7.*cling [klɪŋ]
 vi. 坚持；附着；依附
 He clings to the belief that one day he will be able to return to his native home.
 他坚信有朝一日他会返回故乡。 

 8.*stick [stɪk]
 v. 坚持；粘住； 刺，戳 
 She stuck to the work until it was finished. 
 她坚持工作，直到把工作完成为止。
 sticky notes  便利贴 

 9.persevere [pɜːsɪ’vɪə]
 vi. 坚持不懈 
 persevere in/ with  坚持
 If you persevere with the work, you’ll succeed in the end. 
 你如果把工作坚持下去，zui终会取得成功的。
 perseverance n. 坚持不懈 

 10.*persist [pə’sɪst]
 v. 坚持 
 persist in 坚持；固执于
 He persisted in denying his knowledge of the matter. 
 他始终否认知道这事。
 I will persist until I succeed. 
 我将坚持不懈，直到成功。
 persistence n. 坚持