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单词 resist
释义
resist
verb
uk
/rɪˈzɪst/us
/rɪˈzɪst/
C1[IorT]
tofightagainst something or someone that isattackingyou:
反抗；回击；抵抗
Thesoldiersresisted (theenemyattacks) for twodays.（面对敌人的进攻）士兵们抵抗了两天。
[T]
torefusetoacceptor bechangedby something:
抵制；阻挡；抗拒
Thepartyleaderresisteddemandsfor hisresignation.该党领导人拒不答应他辞职的要求。
Hetriedtorunaway from thepoliceand waschargedwith resistingarrest.警方逮捕他时，他企图逃跑，结果被控拒捕。
The newhybridcropsare muchbetterat resistingdisease.这种新杂交作物抗病能力更强。
B2[T]
tostopyourself from doing something that youwantto do:
按捺；忍住；拒受…的影响
I can never resisttemptation/chocolate/theurgetolaugh.我向来无法抗拒诱惑／我永远不可能抵挡巧克力的诱惑／我要是想笑，怎么也忍不住。
[+ -ing verb]She couldn't resistlaughingat him in thoseclothes.看到他那副穿戴，她忍不住大笑起来。
More examples
  • He couldn't resistembellishingthestoryof hisaccidenta little.
  • Thetownhad beenbesiegedfor twomonthsbut still resisted theaggressors.
  • They arebravelyresistingsubjugationbytheirmorepowerfulneighbours.
  • GeneralRattigansummonedreinforcements tohelpresist theattack.
  • He usually resistsattemptstointroducenewprocedures.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Responding to an attack
  • beat
  • beatsomeoneoff
  • beatsomeone/somethingback
  • capitulate
  • counter-assault
  • counterattack
  • countercharge
  • fendsomeoneoff
  • fight
  • hold
  • parry
  • pull
  • pull back
  • repel
  • repulse
  • retreat
  • seesomeoneoff
  • stand
  • strike
  • withdrawal
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Refusing & rejecting
(Definition ofresistfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

resist| American Dictionary

resist
verb[I/T]
us
/rɪˈzɪst/
tofightagainst oropposesomething or someone:
[T]Studentswanttodiscoverthetruththemselves, and they resist havingconclusionsforcedupon them.
To resist is also tokeeporstopyourself from doing something:
[T]I couldn’t resistlaughingat him.
(Definition ofresistfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

resist| Business English

resist
verb
uk
/rɪˈzɪst/us
[IorT]
tofightagainst something or someone:
Thegroupresisted for severalweeks.
Thecomputersresisted thevirus.
[T]
torefusetoacceptor bechangedby something:
Thepartyresisted thespendingcuts.
[T]
tostopyourself from doing something that youwantto do:
Resisting thetemptationtotuckintopensionincomeearly isvital.
(Definition ofresistfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofresist

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Before this acknowledgment, efforts to educate caregivers on dying may more likely be resisted.
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There is other language usage in broadcasting which is resisted by listeners but permissible in informal speech.
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She must learn that resisting idolatry can be empowering, but the potential for empowerment depends upon the nature and origin of the resistance.
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Most often, the captives resisted, and they and their oppressors negotiated a modus vivendi ; when this broke down or proved impossible, the captives fled.
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Once formed, a bistate system resists its destruction through adequate response to external actions.
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Davies resists the temptation of using his stylistic division as a political one, carefully describing the divergent ecclesiological and political leanings of his metaphysical preachers.
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We examine the plausibility of panspermia, using terrestrial models capable of resisting conditions found in space.
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On the contrary, he first tried to successfully eliminate all possible options, and later tried to extricate those that resisted elimination.
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As research shows here and elsewhere, children of the elite - envisaged by colonial authorities as future leaders of ' friendly ' (ex) colonies - often resisted attending school.
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If she resists her hands and feet are tied.
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Further indications that resisting parasites is costly come from observations that levels of immunity are reduced when the animal is concentrating resources in other activities.
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There may be times at which reality resists us, and through these tensions we can perhaps discover the contours of our own playing.
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In summary, a sizable group of entomologists resisted the "pest" machinery.
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The dialectic between resisting and reinforcing gender norms - the tension between contestation and consent - highlights the role of individual personality in navigating social organisation.
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The truth is that the courts have persistently resisted the pressure from the superior powers and refused to take the disputes.
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