英语完全可以说 insist upon。如：

She insisted upon knowing the truth. 她坚持要知道真相。（剑桥）

He insisted upon checking everything himself. 他坚持要亲自检查一切。（朗文）

She insists upon fresh fruit every morning.  她坚决要求每$早上要有新鲜水果。（麦克米伦）

相关动词归纳如下：

He called on / upon them that evening. 他那天晚上去拜访了他们。

We agreed on / upon the price. 我们就价格达成了一致意见。

I rely on / upon you for good advice. 我得靠你给我提出好的建议。

I chanced on / upon some old love letters in a drawer. 我偶然在抽屉里发现了一些旧情书。

She expatiated on / upon her work for the duration of the meal. 她一直在饭桌上滔滔不绝地谈论她的工作。

You can't always depend on / upon the trains arriving on time. 不要以为火车总能准时到达。

How does your remark bear on / upon this construction plan? 你的这番话与这一工程计划有什么关系?

The truth at last dawned on / upon him. 最后他开始了解真相。

The attack is a sad comment on / upon the public’s understanding of mental illness. 这种攻击反映公众对精神病并不理解。

Let’s not dwell on / upon your past mistakes. 我们不要在细说你过去的错误了。

I happened upon / upon her in the street the other day. 几天前我在街上碰巧遇见了她。

Then I hit on / upon an idea. 这时我想起一个主意。

It can hardly be improved on / upon. 这几乎已无法再改进了。

He insisted on / upon seeing us home. 他一定要送我们回家。

You shouldn’t look down upon / upon the poor. 你不应该瞧不起穷人。

She played on / upon the fact that people feel sorry for her. 她利用别人对她的同情。

You may rely on / upon it that he will come to meet you. 你放心，他会来接你的。

His fame rests more on / upon his plays than on / upon his novels. 他出名是靠他的戏剧，并不是靠小说。

She seized on / upon my suggestion / upon and began work immediately. 她采纳了我的建议，马上干了起来。

If you come any closer, I’ll set the dog on / upon you. 如果你再靠近，我就要放狗咬你了。

I’ve struck on / upon a plan. 我突然想起一个计划。

He didn’t touch on / upon the subject. 他没提这个问题。

As we can’t agree on / upon this matter, let’s vote on / upon it. 既然我们在这个问题上意见不能统一，那我们就投票决定吧。

We must get enough people to wait on / upon the guests. 我们找足够的人来招待客人。