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单词 resist
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resistresist /rɪˈzɪst/ ●●○ W3 verb Etymology Verb Table Collocations 1[intransitive, transitive usually in negatives] to stop yourself from having or doing something that you like or want to do very much: resist (doing something) I couldn’t resist buying these shoes. They made me an offer I can’t resist.resist the temptation/urge etc. to do something She resisted the temptation to laugh at him.hard/impossible to resist It’s pretty hard to resist Jacob’s smile.2[intransitive, transitive] to oppose or fight someone or something:  Congress continues to resist the anti-weapons bill. He was charged with resisting arrest (=fighting against the police who were trying to take him to the police station).3[transitive] to try to prevent change or prevent yourself being forced to do something:  The university resisted pressure to close its art department.4[transitive] to not be changed or harmed by something:  The virus is able to resist most antibiotics. [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin resistere, from sistere to stop]resistable adjective
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