resist

• vi. 抵抗，抗拒；忍耐
• vt. 抵抗；忍耐，忍住
• n. [助劑] 抗蝕劑；防染劑

re-,向後，往回，-sist,站，站立，詞源同 stand,assist.引申詞義反抗，抑製。

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.

1. I only resist things like chocolate if I feel really gross.

我隻有在覺得自己胖得很難看的時候才能拒絕巧克力這類東西的誘惑。

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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。

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3. I cannot resist slipping in a word of advice.

我忍不住想插上一句建議。

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4. She couldn't resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.

戴夫糟糕的表演結束後，她忍不住想挖苦他一番。

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5. Officials couldn't resist rubbing it in.

官員們忍不住反複講這件事。

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