with obj.
1- withstand the action or effect of抵抗, 抵御：
antibodies help us to resist infection.
抗体帮助我们抗感染。
1.1
- try to prevent by action or argument阻止, 抵制：
we will continue to resist changes to the treaty.
我们将继续抵制对条约的修改。
1.2
- succeed in ignoring the attraction of (something wrong or unwise)抵御…诱惑, 忍住：
I couldn't resist buying the blouse.
我禁不住买了这件上衣
1.3
- no obj. struggle against someone or something反抗, 挣扎：
without giving her time to resist, he dragged her off her feet.
没等她来得及反抗, 他一把就把她拽倒。
- a resistant substance applied as a coating to protect a surface during some process, for example to prevent dye or glaze adhering保护涂层（防染色、着釉等）, 防染材料, 涂釉层。
派生词
resister
nounresistibility
nounresistible
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French resister or Latin resistere, from re- (expressing opposition) + sistere 'stop' （reduplication of stare 'to stand'）. The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 19th cent.