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单词 resist
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•sist /rɪˈzɪst/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to withstand, fight, or work against;
    oppose: [+ object]The armies resisted the invasion.[no object]The army was ordered to resist.
  2. to withstand the action or effect of:[+ object]The engine oil resists corrosion.
  3. to keep or stop oneself from (doing) something: [+ object]The kids couldn't resist the chocolates.[+ verb-ing]They couldn't resist peeking under the curtain.
re•sist•er, n. [countable]See -sist-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•sist  (ri zist),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to withstand, strive against, or oppose:to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  2. to withstand the action or effect of:to resist spoilage.
  3. to refrain or abstain from, esp. with difficulty or reluctance:They couldn't resist the chocolates.

v.i. 
  1. to make a stand or make efforts in opposition;
    act in opposition;
    offer resistance.

n. 
  1. Chemistrya substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
  2. Textilesa chemically inert substance used in resist printing.
  • Latin resistere to remain standing, equivalent. to re- re- + sistere to cause to stand, akin to stāre to stand
  • Middle English resisten (verb, verbal) 1325–75
re•sister, n. 
re•sisting•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confront, counteract, rebuff. See oppose. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ vb
  1. to stand firm (against); not yield (to); fight (against)
  2. (transitive) to withstand the deleterious action of; be proof against: to resist corrosion
  3. (transitive) to oppose; refuse to accept or comply with: to resist arrest, to resist the introduction of new technology
  4. (transitive) to refrain from, esp in spite of temptation (esp in the phrases cannot or could not resist (something))
n
  1. a substance used to protect something, esp a coating that prevents corrosion
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin resistere to stand still, oppose, from re- + sistere to stand firm

reˈsistible adj reˌsistiˈbility n reˈsistibly adv
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