resist

/ri'zist/

Thân thiện

The child tries to resist the urge to eat the cookie before dinner.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To withstand, oppose, or fight against: To use force or effort to prevent something from happening or to stop someone from doing something.
   • To remain undamaged or unaffected by something: To be able to endure a harmful force, influence, or substance.
   • To refrain from yielding to or accepting: To stop oneself from doing something that is tempting or enjoyable.
   • To express opposition through words or actions: To dissent or object to something.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The soldiers vowed to resist the invasion. (They promised to fight against the enemy attack.)
  • This special coating helps the metal resist rust. (It prevents the metal from being damaged by rust.)
  • It's hard to resist chocolate cake. (It's difficult to stop yourself from eating it.)
  • The protesters gathered to resist the new law. (They assembled to express their opposition to the legislation.)

Advanced Usage

• "to resist arrest": To physically oppose or struggle against being arrested by the police.
  • The suspect was charged with resisting arrest.
• "to resist the temptation/urge": To successfully avoid giving in to a strong desire.
  • She managed to resist the urge to check her phone during the meeting.
• "to resist change": To be unwilling to accept or adapt to new conditions.
  • Some employees tend to resist changes in company policy.

Variants and Related Words

• Resistance (n): The act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
  • The material has high resistance to fire.
• Resistant (adj): Offering resistance; not affected or harmed by something.
  • These plants are drought-resistant.
• Resistor (n): A device used in an electrical circuit to provide resistance to current flow. (Technical term)
• Irresistible (adj): Too tempting or powerful to be resisted.
  • The offer was simply irresistible.

Synonyms

• Oppose: To be against or fight against.
• Withstand: To remain undamaged or unaffected by.
• Defy: To openly refuse to obey or to challenge.
• Fight off: To defend oneself against an attack.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• "Resist doing something": A common grammatical structure where "resist" is followed by a gerund (verb+ing).
  • He couldn't resist laughing at the joke.
• "Hold out against": To continue to resist something.
  • The small garrison held out against the siege for months.

Related Idioms

• "A hard nut to crack": A person or thing that is difficult to understand, influence, or defeat. (Implies being resistant.)
  • The final puzzle was a hard nut to crack.
• "Stand one's ground": To refuse to retreat or change one's opinion despite pressure. (Related to resisting.)
  • She stood her ground during the negotiation.

Học thuật

Verb

1. refuse to comply
2. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
   • His body rejected the liver of the donor
3. 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
4. express opposition through action or words
   • dissent to the laws of the country
5. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
6. elude, especially in a baffling way
   • This behavior defies explanation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• balk
• baulk
• jib
• reject
• refuse
• stand
• fend
• protest
• dissent
• hold out
• withstand
• stand firm
• defy