英语词汇“resist”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINresist

Origin:

1300-1400 Latin resistere, from sistere ‘to stop’

VERB TABLE

resist

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	resist
	he, she, it	resists
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	resisted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have resisted
	he, she, it	has resisted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had resisted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will resist
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have resisted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am resisting
	he, she, it	is resisting
	you, we, they	are resisting
Past	I, he, she, it	was resisting
	you, we, they	were resisting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been resisting
	he, she, it	has been resisting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been resisting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be resisting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been resisting

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

By resisting the Mafia's attempts to control the region, he was putting his own life in danger.
Congress continues to resist the anti-weapons bill.
Test-tube studies show that the virus is able to resist most antibiotics.
The unions have resisted attempts to change the pay structure.
The university resisted pressure to close its art department.
When security guards came to stop him, he did not resist.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Although Artemis seems to have disliked all males, she particularly resisted heroes of the stamp of Hercules and Achilles.
He resisted intense heat to rescue one person and try to get another out.
Manu's friend resists and is savagely beaten up.
Now you try this exercise, and resist the impulse to give up.
She called it the science of shopping, the ability to resist the temptations of dazzling packaging.
Still, some companies will resist these changes.
The anticipated threat is a strain of staphylococcal bacteria able to resist all available antibiotics.
The saint could not resist the appeal of that spotted belly, butter-soft, that pale fur so douce and plush.

THESAURUS► oppose

to think that a plan or idea is wrong, and to try to prevent it from happening or succeeding: · Hundreds of people wrote to oppose the scheme.· The other parties opposed the bill.

► be against something/be opposed to something

to think that something is wrong and should not be allowed: · I used to be against the death penalty.· Most people are opposed to the privatization of the city’s public transportation system.

► not agree with something

to think that something is wrong: · I don’t agree with training animals for entertainment.

► object

to say or feel that something is wrong: · No one objected to the proposals.· She strongly objects to being told what to do.

► resist

to try to prevent a change from happening, or prevent yourself from being forced to do something: · People often resist change, when they have been used to doing things in a certain way for a long time.· She resisted all attempts to teach her how to cook.

► anti-

opposed to something – used in adjectives: · anti-war protesters· an anti-slavery movement

Longman Language Activatorto fight against someone powerful or something bad► fight/fight against

· Residents are fighting the local council over plans for a new road.· The community is struggling to fight against drug dealers and prostitution, in their effort to make the area a safer place to live.

► resist

to fight in a very determined way against changes that you think will be unfair or could take people's freedom away: · By resisting the Mafia's attempts to control the region, he was putting his own life in danger.· The unions have resisted attempts to change the pay structure.

► resistance

when people fight in a very determined way against changes or a government that they think will be unfair or could take people's freedom away: · She became one of the symbols of resistance both at home and abroad.resistance to: · There has been a lot of resistance to tax increases, even those designed to benefit education.meet with resistance (=cause resistance): · Any policy that creates unemployment is likely to meet with strong resistance.

► fight back

to fight against someone who is doing something that harms you: · Children are often powerless to fight back when they are treated unfairly.· You must fight back if you become a victim of discrimination.· This nation has been oppressed for too long, and it's time we fought back.

► stand up to

to refuse to accept bad or unfair treatment from someone, especially someone who is stronger or more powerful than you are: · Aggressive bosses are less likely to criticize workers who stand up to them.· He is respected as a leader who is willing to stand up to the West.

► put up a fight

to fight in order to show that you are against something that you think is bad or unfair, even though you are not likely to succeed in stopping it: · Although parents and local residents put up a fight, they couldn't stop the school being closed.· People are not going to accept being sent back to the war zone without putting up a fight.

► hold out against

to fight for as long as possible against a change that someone powerful is trying to make, because you think it is wrong or unfair: · The workers held out for several months against the closure of the mine, but they were eventually defeated.

► make a stand

to show publicly that you think something is wrong, and take action to stop it: · If you're not prepared to make a stand yourself, you can't expect anyone else to.make a stand against: · Gandhi and his followers made a determined stand against the racist and imperialist policies of the government.

► oppose

to fight against something such as a law or system that you think is wrong: · Those who opposed the regime were put into prison or even executed.· There will be a rally on September 22 for all those who oppose direct military action.

to like something that could be bad for you► can't resist

to like something so much that you cannot refuse it when it is offered to you: · My mother could never resist expensive perfumes.can't resist doing something: · I couldn't resist stopping by the bakery on the way home.

► have a weakness for

informal to like a particular kind of food, drink, or activity, even though you know it is not good for you or that other people might not approve of it: · Too many of the men in our family have a weakness for alcohol.· I have to admit I have a weakness for daytime soap operas.

► be partial to

to like something such as a particular food or drink, especially when you eat or drink it more than you should: · He was particularly partial to my mother's home-made wine.

► not be averse to

to like something or like doing something, especially something that could be bad or dangerous. This is often used humorously about something that is not really very bad: · She's not averse to the occasional glass of wine.not be averse to doing something: · The company is highly competitive and not averse to taking risks.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1nouns► resist the temptation to do something

· He resisted the temptation to look back.

► resist the urge/impulse to do something

· Bob resisted the urge to touch her hand.

► resist the lure of something

(=resist its attractive quality)· Bond could never resist the lure of a beautiful woman.

► resist a challenge

· Mr Taylor is a man who cannot resist a challenge.

phrases► cannot resist (doing) something

· I couldn't resist teasing him.

► be unable to resist (doing) something

· He was unable to resist the temptation to smoke.

► hard/difficult to resist

· The temptation to follow them was hard to resist.

► impossible to resist

· The urge to give him a hug was almost impossible to resist.

Meaning 2nouns► resist pressure

· The Chancellor resisted pressure to increase taxes.

► resist an attempt to do something

· The rest of the board resisted his attempts to change the way things were done.

► resist change

· People resist change because they fear the unknown.

adverbs► strongly/vigorously/strenuously

· Barcelona strongly resisted moves by rival clubs to sign their star players.

► fiercely

· The proposed change has been fiercely resisted by car companies.

► stubbornly

· They stubbornly resisted all attempts to modernize the factory.

► successfully

· He successfully resisted a challenge to his leadership.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► resist somebody’s charm

(=not allow yourself to be influenced by someone’s charm)· People say that it was impossible to resist Burton’s charm.

► resist/control an impulse

(=not do something, even though you have an impulse to do it)· Derek resisted the impulse to eat any more cake.

► resist the temptation to do something

· If you feel hungry during the day, resist the temptation to eat chocolate.

► resist/fight/suppress an urge

· She had to resist a constant urge to look back over her shoulder.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► fiercely

· Such clauses are often fiercely resisted by the buyer, but in most cases without reason.· The Declaration was fiercely resisted by the minority.· It wants to control, and fiercely resists its own capitulation.· This policy is resisted fiercely by the rural community.· It would, of course, be fiercely resisted because it gives back power to the people.· The army fiercely resisted the move.

► firmly

· Up until now most advanced snowboarders have firmly resisted anything except a non-release binding.· Breakfast had been fruit and coffee; she'd firmly resisted the croissants with butter and apricot jam.

► strongly

· Both these matters were deep in political controversy, the second in particular being strongly resisted by the police as well as by the Government.· Tight controls were strongly resisted by developing countries.· It is precisely in such circumstances that the imposition of obligations upon third parties is most strongly resisted.· This has been strongly resisted by the police and there have been a series of clashes.· There was also pressure for a whole ministry responsible for civil aviation, but this was strongly resisted by the Air Ministry.· Ridgeway strongly resisted freeing the men, though he admitted that the evidence placed before the court had not demonstrated their guilt.

► successfully

· She could not have resisted successfully had she tried, so she did not try.· A proposal to combine Nuevo Leon and Coahuila for administrative purposes was successfully resisted by these states.· They tend to be defiant toward society, and successfully resist therapy.· Tom Margittai successfully resisted the temptation to take a major detour from his original dream.

► vigorously

· I was sure that were such a scheme to be imposed, it would be vigorously resisted and criticised.· This was hardly music to Britain's ears: the Labour government had vigorously resisted all such overtures since 1945.· The Police Federation has made it clear that any proposals to reduce the age of consent would be vigorously resisted.

NOUN► attempt

· At the same time the executive resisted a renewed attempt by sympathisers for the affiliation of the Communist Party.· Some do well in aquariums, while others seem to resist all attempts to keep them alive.· Ollokot overtook them and joined a group of warriors in resisting Captain Benteen's attempt to outflank the fleeing families.· But Parks again resisted attempts by the City Council to open an outside investigation of the department.· Banks may resist the attempts at rationing.· Augustine somehow resists every attempt to wipe it off the map.· We shall, of course, resist any attempt to introduce such legislation by other means.

► change

· Frequently staff will resist the change in ways which may be less dramatic than sabotage, but be equally effective.· Still, some companies will resist these changes.· Bear in mind that a block could indicate you are resisting a radical change of direction.· Inevitably, employees would resist the change.· But negative pride keeps us in a state of mind that resists change.· Certainly unions resist changes that threaten their members' jobs-as any rational organization would.· It is popular to assume that other people resist change but, of course, we are all potential resisters of change.· Resisting change is as futile as resisting weather, and change is our weather now.

► demand

· However, the government continued to resist demands for universal suffrage, preferring a power-sharing system.· He could hardly resist the demands of Voute and Strauss.· The economic pressure they could exert on the regimes that resist the masses' demand for democracy is enormous!· They often found it difficult to resist these demands.· He stoutly resisted these demands and campaigned for the retention of the tramways.· Sometimes a puppy will aggressively resist our demands, or ignore us completely.· Meanwhile suppliers are consolidating apace to give themselves the muscle to resist never-ending demands for lower prices.

► effort

· The pictures resisted his efforts to shuffle them into chronological order.· Bulger, however, adamantly resisted the efforts.· The lid was heavy and at first resisted his efforts.· Evan never resisted my efforts, nor will many of our children.· She had a plump, pretty face, framed by dark curls that resisted every effort at restraint.· Let us see why questions concerning the origin of language have so long resisted efforts to find clear answers.· Farmers, especially in the more fertile areas have resisted efforts to place controls on their practices.· He fights stubbornly, and has thus far resisted all our efforts to dislodge him.....

► idea

· Bramwell resisted any such idea, even though his health was deteriorating.· For years, manufacturers resisted the idea that laptops could be used for fun.· The scientific establishment can resist a new idea with such complacent zeal that even Joshua with his trumpets would have no effect.· Many people resist this idea, saying they would like to believe it, but doubt that humans could act differently.· I urge the Government to continue to resist the idea of more regulations being attached to employees.· I had been resisting the whole idea of focus groups-when you went out and talked to pickle eaters.· The philosophers of pragmatism resisted the idea that experience could be frozen at a particular moment in time and analysed in chunks.· And yet, even as we make the case for collaboration, we resist the idea of collective creativity.

► impulse

· Now you try this exercise, and resist the impulse to give up.· He resisted an impulse to stand on a chair.· Bragg could not resist the impulse to stroll over.· Jean was unable to resist the impulse to return her smile.

► pressure

· Younger players in particular, as well as less established players, may find it particularly difficult to resist such pressures.· The obvious question is how long the present authoritative regime will be able to resist the pressures.· Many of us are too polite to resist their pressure and we end up sacrificing our time to their sales pitch.· It was hard to resist that pressure.· It is difficult but very important to resist pressure of this kind.· We will insist on more effective control over Community spending and will resist pressure to extend Community competence to new areas.· Kodak explains that it must be stiff to resist water pressure at depth.

► temptation

· It might be out of bounds, but the temptation to take a slightly closer look was a temptation she could not resist.· If such ideas were to spread, his own slaves might find them too great a temptation to resist.· This temptation should therefore be resisted.

► urge

· You resist the urge to test the weight on the lid again, because by now you've forgotten how it felt before.· Corrigan resisted the urge to grab him by the arm and hold him.· But she resisted the urge to turn and glance at him and kept her eyes fixed straight ahead.· Will we as lawyers use our privileged positions to extend our influence, or resist the urge to make ourselves indispensable?· Yanto resisted the urge to rush things.· Bernice could hardly resist the urge to turn and run, but she supported Defries and retreated step by step.· With difficulty Shiona resisted the urge to phone him up at home and demand an explanation.· Creed resisted the urge to back off more.

► will

· Others, however, do not have the will to resist.· Then the fear of him that had been generated bred a will to resist.· With a great effort of will, he'd resisted her pleas to go to her bedroom after everyone was asleep.

VERB► continue

· I urge the Government to continue to resist the idea of more regulations being attached to employees.· Stephenson was in and out of hospitals repeatedly in 1995 because he continued to resist diagnosis and medication.· The armed forces, however, remained essentially segregated and many whites continues to resist changes in race relations.

► help

· This healthy, realistic fear helps the organization resist the temptation to take the easy way out of a problematic situation.· Banks may keep surplus liquidity to help them resist a squeeze.· Its hard wood helps it resist cold winters, and its thick-skinned grapes are almost impervious to rain, disease and insects.

► try

· One of his victims who tried to resist was struck by an axe wielded by Kolben, and subsequently died.· I resent this effect of the couscous, which is potentially terrifying, and I try to resist it.· Muscles in her neck were trying to resist the pressure and that felt good too; he wanted it to take time.· In other cases, they are killed if they try to resist or if their abductors become nervous.· She tried to resist, to hold her breath.· There may be those who try to resist this with the inevitable breakdown in social order as a result.