resist
/rɪˈzɪst; rɪ`zɪst/ v
1 [I, Tn] use force in order to prevent sth happening or being successful; oppose 使用武力以阻止某事物发生或取得成功; 抵抗; 对抗
He could resist no longer. 他再也抵抗不住了.
resist an enemy, attack 抵抗敌人、 进攻
He was charged with resisting arrest. 他被控拒捕.
2 [I, Tn] regard (a plan, an idea, etc) unfavourably 抵制, 抗拒（计画、 主张等）
resist the call for reform 抗拒实行改革的号召.
3 [Tn] be undamaged or unaffected by (sth) 不受（某事物）的损害或影响; 抗; 耐
ovenware, glass, etc that resists heat 耐热的烤箱器皿、 玻璃等
resist corrosion, damp, frost, disease 抗腐蚀、 防潮、 防霜冻、 防病.
4 [Tn, Tg] succeed in not yielding to (sth/sb) 不屈从（某事物[某人]）; 经得住
resist temptation, chocolate 经得起诱惑、 忍住不吃巧克力
Jill couldn't resist making jokes about his baldness. 吉尔忍不住拿他的秃顶开玩笑.