1、insist

堅持;堅決認為(或主張、要求)

My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight.

家里人堅持認為我不應(yīng)讓步,而應(yīng)該留下來繼續(xù)抗爭。

She insisted on being present at all the interviews.

她堅持所有采訪自己都要在場。

堅稱;堅持說

The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.

總統(tǒng)堅持說他如此做是出于同情而不是為了投機。

'It's not that difficult,' she insists.

“并沒有那么困難,”她堅持說。

2、pull up

（車或駕車者）減速停下

The cab pulled up and the driver jumped out.

出租車減速停下，司機跳了出來。

（使）突然停下；（使）猛地停住

Suddenly, he pulled up sharply in his stride, and fell to the floor.

突然，原本大步流星的他猛地停住了腳步，倒在了地上。

She recognized at the same instant Rachel's presence. It pulled her up short.

雷切爾一出現(xiàn)她就認出她來了，隨即停下了手中的活兒。

提高；改進

We had a very good mathematics mistress who pulled me up.

我們有個很出色的女數(shù)學老師，她幫我提高了水平。

He was made redundant and now he's trying to pull himself up again.

他之前作為冗員被裁，現(xiàn)在他正試圖再一次奮發(fā)圖強。