mindmap root((持久)) continue applies to a process going on without ending: the stock market will ~ to rise. last especially when unqualified, may stress existing beyond what is normal or expected: buy shoes that will ~. endure adds an implication of resistance to destructive forces or agents: in spite of everything, her faith ~d. abide implies a stable and constant existing, especially as opposed to mutability: through 40 years of marriage, their love ~d. persist suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes obstinancy or doggedness: the sense of guilt ~ed.