| 单词 | resist |
| 释义 | resist (once / 79 pages) 1v 2v 3v To resist something is to keep it at bay or to fend off its influence or advance. You might not be able to resist the temptation to sneak out to the dance in spite of your parents' objections. The verb resist comes from the Latin word resistere, meaning “to take a stand,” or “withstand.” People who are able to put up a wall — be it mental, physical, philosophical, emotional, or otherwise — to defend themselves or their group against a threat can be said to resist. The Amish community is still able to resist the influence of technology. Many a child will resist the suggestion to use a napkin. You might resist a second helping of pie. WORD FAMILYresist: resistance, resistant, resisted, resister, resisting, resistive, resistless, resists+/nonresistant: nonresistance/resistance: resistances/resistant: non-resistant, nonresistant, resistanter, unresistant/resister: resisters/resisting: unresisting/resistive: resistivity/resistless: resistlessly/unresisting: unresistingly USAGE EXAMPLESHere are six ways women are resisting Trump. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) They initially claimed he fell unconscious after repeatedly and violently resisting arrest, then died of a heart attack. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) And yet many Muslim women resist the negative responses of others to lay claim to their beach space. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v withstand the force of something The trees resisted her Syn|Hyper fend, stand remain firm, stand hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose fight against or resist strongly 2v express opposition through action or words Syn|Hypo|Hyper dissent, protest strike, walk out stop work in order to press demands demonstrate, marchmarch in protest; take part in a demonstration arise, rebel, rise, rise uptake part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance rebel, renegadebreak with established customs picketserve as pickets or post pickets revoltmake revolution mutinyengage in a mutiny against an authority contradict, controvert, oppose be resistant to 3v stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper hold out, stand firm, withstand give up, surrender give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another stand out be stubborn in resolution or resistance stand uprefuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack outbraveresist bravely hold offresist and fight to a standoff remain firm, standhold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright defy, hold, hold up, withstandresist or confront with resistance brave, brave out, endure, weatherface and withstand with courage defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose fight against or resist strongly 4v refuse to comply 2Syn|Hyper balk, baulk, jib disobey refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient v elude, especially in a baffling way 3Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper defy, refuse apply, lend oneself be applicable to; as to an analysis apply, go for, holdbe pertinent or relevant or applicable beggar be beyond the resources of elude, escape be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by v resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ Syn|Hyper refuse, reject react, respond show a response or a reaction to something |
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