resist

英 [rɪ'zɪst] 美[rɪ'zɪst]
  • vi. 抵抗,抗拒;忍耐
  • vt. 抵抗;忍耐,忍住
  • n. [助剂] 抗蚀剂;防染剂

CET4TEM4考研TOEFLCET6中频词核心词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: resists;过去式: resisted;过去分词: resisted;现在分词: resisting;

助记提示


1. re‐回来,不往那边站。

中文词源


resist 反抗,抵制

re-,向后,往回,-sist,站,站立,词源同 stand,assist.引申词义反抗,抑制。

英英释意


1. elude, especially in a baffling way;
"This behavior defies explanation"
2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
3. express opposition through action or words;
"dissent to the laws of the country"
4. withstand the force of something;
"The trees resisted her"
"stand the test of time"
"The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
6. refuse to comply

英文词源


resist
resist: see statue
resist (v.)
late 14c., from Old French resister "hold out against" (14c.), from Latin resistere "to make a stand against, oppose; to stand back; withstand," from re- "against" (see re-) + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist). Related: Resisted; resisting.

同义词辨析


object, oppose, resist, protest

这些动词均含"反对"之意。

object: 多指因厌恶或反感而反对,但不一定明显地表露出来。

oppose: 普通用词,含义广,语气强于object。多指反对一些较重大的事,隐含其正当性。

resist: 指用力量或意志抵抗、制止对方的入侵或诱惑、影响等。

protest: 一般指通过言语或文字或行为表示出的强烈抗议、反对。

oppose, defy, withstand, resist

这些动词均含有"反抗,抵抗"之意。

oppose: 普通用词,可表不同程度的抵抗。

defy: 指公开地、勇敢地反对或抵抗,有时含公然挑衅之意。

withstand: 较正式用词,指坚强地抵抗攻击或压力,有时也指抗住影响或吸引力。

resist: 指积极地反抗一种攻击或暴力,或诱惑。

考试真题


Yet I, too, have resisted the idea that food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Neither children nor adults could resist the temptation of a free toy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Its temptation is too strong for people to resist.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Few people are able to resist alcohol's temptations

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

America will remain the best place on earth to do business, so long as Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress resist the temptation to interfere too much, and so long as organised labour does not overplay its hand.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Although many other big firms resisted the temptation to over-borrow, developers borrowed heavily and built bigger and fancier hotels as if the whole world were planning a holiday in Las Vegas.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Few people can resist the temptation of money.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

There're steps we can take that would make some difference, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying some of them—yet the union is resisting.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

With older populations, they resist change.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

He can't resist the temptation of TV either.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

For a follow-up analysis, he found that people whose neural reward centres were more active when they won money were also more likely to be among the group of liars一suggesting that lying may have to do with the inability to resist temptation.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Seeing others enjoy a smoke, or sneak a quick glance, is too tempting to resist and soon everyone is doing it.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

David Brooks, author of the Social Animal: the Hidden Sources of Love,Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Unhealthy curiosity is possible to resist, however.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

实用场景例句


to resist change
抵制变革

牛津词典

They are determined to resist pressure to change the law.
他们决心顶住要求改革法律的压力。

牛津词典

The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.
银行强烈反对降低利率。

牛津词典

He tried to pin me down, but I resisted.
他试图制伏我,但我奋力反抗。

牛津词典

She was charged with resisting arrest .
她被控拒捕。

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I finished the cake. I couldn't resist it .
我忍不住把整块蛋糕都吃了。

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I found the temptation to miss the class too hard to resist.
我抵挡不住逃课的诱惑。

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He couldn't resist showing off his new car.
他忍不住炫耀起了他的新车。

牛津词典

A healthy diet should help your body resist infection.
健康饮食有助于身体抗感染。

牛津词典

This new paint is designed to resist heat.
这种新油漆具有耐热性。

牛津词典

She says she will resist a single European currency being imposed...
她说她会反对在欧洲推行单一货币。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They resisted our attempts to modernize the distribution of books.
他们反对我们采用现代化方式发行图书。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The man was shot outside his house as he tried to resist arrest...
该男子在其住宅外拒捕时被击毙。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

When she had attempted to cut his nails he resisted.
她试图给他剪指甲,他不让。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone...
学生们应当抵制诱惑,集中精力备考。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She cannot resist giving him advice.
她忍不住给他提建议。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...bodies trained and toughened to resist the cold...
经过训练和磨炼,可以抵御寒冷的身体

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Chemicals form a protective layer that resists both oil and water-based stains.
化学物质形成了一个抗油污和水渍的保护层。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It is vain to resist.
抵抗是没用的.

《简明英汉词典》

I was unable to resist laughing.
我忍不住笑了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

I don't know how to resist my impulse.
我不知道怎样抑制自己的感情冲动.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

It took great strength to resist the pressure of the authorities.
顶住当局的压力花了很大的劲.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He could resist her charm no longer.
他再也抗拒不住她的魅力.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Such euphony is hard to resist.
如此的悦耳之声令人难以抵抗.

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I couldn't resist telling him the secret.
我忍不住把那个秘密告诉了他.

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He could resist no longer.
他不能再抵抗了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.
营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力.

《简明英汉词典》