0 If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist. -- 持续;存留
The cold weather is set to persist throughout the week.
Despite this accumulation of evidence, the government persisted in doing nothing.
Efforts to bring this plan to fruition persisted into 1947, but ran out of steam when difficulties appeared in the way of the share purchases.
The underlying structure of museums from colonial times persists in most cases up to this day and manifests itself on two levels.
Another question is whether individuals who desist do so under better educational and employment conditions compared to persisting delinquents.