大学英语：persist,ultimate,conquer,possess,distinguish between

① persist

vi.1、坚持，固执（in）；2、持续，存留

If you persist in ignoring my instructions, I shall have to punish you.

如果你坚持不听我的命令，我将不得不惩罚你。

On the tops of very high mountains snow persists throughout the year.

高山顶上的积雪终年不化。

② ultimate

a.最后的，最终的

We don’t know the ultimate result.

我不知道最终的结果。

Whether the universe has ultimate limits is still a question.

宇宙有无极限仍然是个有争议的问题。

His ultimate goal is too distant and shadowy to obtain.

他的最终目标太遥远，又太模糊，难以实现。