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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

resist [rɪ'zɪst]
  1. 1. vt. [+change] [ demand] (withstand) 抗拒
  2. 2. vt. [+enemy] [ attack] [ damage] [ cold] 抵抗
  3. 3. vt. [+temptation] [ urge] 克制
  4. 4. vt. (withstand temptation of) 抗拒

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

resist [rɪˈzɪst]
  1. 1. vt. 抗拒抵制
  2. 2. vt. 抵抗反抗
  3. 3. vi. 抗议反对
  4. 4. vt. 忍受住,经受住
    The trees resisted her.
    树木挡住了她的去路
  5. 5. vt. 排斥,排异
  6. 6. vt. 拒绝遵从拒绝服从
  7. 7. vt. 抗,耐,不受……的损害影响

Collins English-English Dictionary

resist [rɪ'zɪst]
  1. 1. vb to stand firm (against); not yield (to); fight (against)
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to withstand the deleterious action of; be proof against
    to resist corrosion
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to oppose; refuse to accept or comply with
    to resist arrest
    to resist the introduction of new technology
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to refrain from, esp in spite of temptation (esp in the phrases cannot or could not resist (something))
  5. 5. n a substance used to protect something, esp a coating that prevents corrosion
  6. 6. n [Etymology] C14: from Latin resistere to stand still, oppose, from re- + sistere to stand firm

Examples

to resist temptation
不受引诱
he was helpless to resist
他无法抵制
The villagers have to resist the foreign invaders to protect their family and land.
村民们必须反抗外国侵略者以保护家人和土地。
The man could resist her charm no longer.
这个男人再也抗拒不了她的魅力。
This hybrid rice can resist cold.
这种杂交水稻很耐寒。

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