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.
雙語例句
1. I only resist things like chocolate if I feel really gross.
我只有在覺得自己胖得很難看的時(shí)候才能拒絕巧克力這類東西的誘惑。
來自柯林斯例句
2. In her place I wouldn't have been able to resist it.
如果我是她就可能抗拒不了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I cannot resist slipping in a word of advice.
我忍不住想插上一句建議。
來自柯林斯例句
4. She couldn't resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.