resisted
past simple and past participle ofresist
| 单词 | resisted |
| 释义 | resisted past simple and past participle ofresist resist verb uk/rɪˈzɪst/us/rɪˈzɪst/C1[IorT] tofightagainst something or someone that isattackingyou: Thesoldiersresisted (theenemyattacks) for twodays. [T] torefusetoacceptor bechangedby something: Thepartyleaderresisteddemandsfor hisresignation. Hetriedtorunaway from thepoliceand waschargedwith resistingarrest. The newhybridcropsare muchbetterat resistingdisease. B2[T] tostopyourself from doing something that youwantto do: I can never resisttemptation/chocolate/theurgetolaugh. [+ -ing verb]She couldn't resistlaughingat him in thoseclothes.
Responding to an attack
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Refusing & rejecting Examplesofresistedresisted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. On the contrary, he first tried to successfully eliminate all possible options, and later tried to extricate those thatresistedelimination. From theCambridge English Corpus Theyresistedproposals to dissolve their reservations and distribute tribal resources to individual members. From theCambridge English Corpus In summary, a sizable group of entomologistsresistedthe "pest" machinery. From theCambridge English Corpus Kings and headmen whoresistedcolonial rule were removed. From theCambridge English Corpus Before this acknowledgment, efforts to educate caregivers on dying may more likely beresisted. From theCambridge English Corpus There is other language usage in broadcasting which isresistedby listeners but permissible in informal speech. From theCambridge English Corpus This grid layoutresistedthe tendency towards gently curving or serpentine paths observed in garden design of the period. From theCambridge English Corpus Among our respondents were individuals who hadresistedthe offer of early retirement because it would only have led to a worsening in their finances. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet the novels of the period alsoresistedthe authority of the scientific discourses they incorporated. From theCambridge English Corpus The truth is that the courts have persistentlyresistedthe pressure from the superior powers and refused to take the disputes. From theCambridge English Corpus But it was a long-standing lament of agricultural development officers that indigenous populationsresistedinnovations intended to decrease quantity in the cause of quality. From theCambridge English Corpus But the editors have rightlyresistedthe urge to set up binary oppositions and provide clear-cut judgements. From theCambridge English Corpus This way of analyzing the example just offered might beresisted. From theCambridge English Corpus The forum ended on this optimistic note, and it seemed that change was possible after all - when all those oppressedresisted. From theCambridge English Corpus Concurrently, urban consumers, who elsewhere haveresistedthe removal of subsidies and price controls, were not deeply affected by such measures. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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