resist
verb
rɪˈzɪst
verb
1
to
stop
yourself
from
having
something
that
you
like
very
much
or
doing
something
that
you
want
to
do
忍住，按捺（拥有某东西或做某事的欲望）
I,T usually in negatives 一般用于否定句
cannot
resist
(doing)
sth
I
just
can’t
resist
chocolate.
我就是抵挡不住巧克力的诱惑。
She
can
never
resist
buying
new
shoes.
她永远抵挡不住买新鞋子的诱惑。
it
is
hard/difficult/impossible
to
resist
sth
It’s
hard
to
resist
an
invitation
like
that.
这样的邀请是难以拒绝的。
resist
the
temptation/urge
to
do
sth
She
resisted
the
temptation
to
laugh.
她忍住没有笑出声来。
They
only
wanted
3
dollars
for
it,
so
how
could
I
resist?
他们只要 3 美元，我怎能不买？
2
to
try
to
prevent
a
change
from
happening,
or
prevent
yourself
from
being
forced
to
do
something
抗拒，对抗
T
He
resisted
pressure
to
resign.
他顶住了要他辞职的压力。
resist
doing
sth
For
months
the
company
has
resisted
changing
its
accounts
system.
几个月了，公司一直拒绝改变其会计制度。
strongly/fiercely/vigorously
etc
resist
The
proposal
was
strongly
resisted
by
the
police.
这个建议遭到警方的强烈反对。
3
to
use
force
to
stop
something
from
happening
反抗，抵御，抵抗
I,T
strongly/fiercely/firmly
etc
resist
Demonstrators
violently
resisted
attempts
to
remove
them
from
the
building.
企图把示威者赶出大楼，但遭到了顽强的抵抗。
He
was
charged
with
trying
to
resist
arrest
.
他被指控企图拒捕。
4
to
not
be
changed
or
harmed
by
something
抵挡; 保持〔原状〕; 不受…的损害
T
your
ability
to
resist
infection
你抗感染的能力