insisting or demanding something; not allowing refusal 坚决的,坚持的;定要的;不容回绝的 Tony's soft, insistent questioning. 托尼温柔而坚决的询问。 [with clause]she was very insistent that I call her. 她一定要我给她打电话。 ■regular and repeated, and demanding attention 持续不断的,再三的 a telephone started ringing, loud and insistent. 一部电话响了起来,铃声大作,而且响个不停。