Despite repeated setbacks in their experiments, the research team chose to persevere, eventually achieving a breakthrough.
尽管实验屡屡受挫，研究团队仍选择坚持不懈，最终取得了突破。
Which choice best defines “persevere”?
D — To continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult. “persevere” means to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult.
Which word means “to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult”?
C — persevere. “persevere” means to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult.
persevere — to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult. In Chinese: 坚持不懈.
persevere is pronounced /ˌpərsəˈvɪr/.
Despite repeated setbacks in their experiments, the research team chose to persevere, eventually achieving a breakthrough. (尽管实验屡屡受挫，研究团队仍选择坚持不懈，最终取得了突破。)
persist, endure, continue — all close in meaning to persevere (to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult).
quit, abandon — each the opposite of persevere (to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult).
Yes. persevere is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
per(always)+severe(severe) → persist even in harsh conditions, persevere.