坚持可以译作adhere to, persevere1 in, persist in, hold on to, stick to, keep to等。
如：adherence to the socialist3 road, to Communist Party leadership, to the people's democratic dictatorship and to Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zetong Thought.
adhering to a coordinated4 and balanced program of development
persevere in the pursuit of one central task and two basic points
persisting in reform and opening up
hold on to socialism
stick to this attitude
keep to the socialist orientation5
Adhere to的意思是坚持维护，支持，信仰坚定，忠实于，如：adhere to principle/belief/ideas/opinion/promise/plan/program, 坚持党的基本路线可译作adhere to the Party's basic line, 坚持无产阶级国际主义可译作adhere to proletarian internationalism.
Persevere in 和persist in 一般用于行动，都有在困难或遭到反对的状况下坚持的意思；但persevere in 带褒义，表示不屈不挠，而persist in带贬义，表示顽固，不听开导或劝告，如：
Perseverance6 means success.
persevere in one's studies/armed struggle
persist in one's errors/asking insulting questions
Hold on to的意思是抓住不放，用于beliefs, ideas, principles时表示坚持信仰，坚持原则和看法，即便别人影响或状况使人产生怀疑，也不改变或舍弃，如：
hold on to one's views
Stick to 的意思是粘住，不离；和choice, decision, principle, belief等词连用时，也有不变，不舍弃，坚持的意思。
Keep to 有不背离，不违背，遵守的意思，如：
keep to the main road
keep to prearranged plan/schedule/promise
Keep to 用于decision, belief, rules时有坚持的意思。
除此之外，坚持也可译作insist on, keep up, uphold等。 Insist on 多用于建议，倡导，如：
We insist on an interview before we accept any MA candidates.
She insisted on her innocence7.
He insisted on going there alone.
Keep up的意思是继续，如：
keep up one's studies/piano practice/the attack/the struggle/propaganda/criticism/the good work/the efforts/the customs of one's native land/regular payments/a friendship
Uphold的意思是支持，同意，可和law, principle, system, practice连用。大家党坚持辨证唯物主义和历史唯物主义的世界观可译作Our Party upholds dialectical materialism8 and historical materialism as its world outlook.