resist /riˈzist/ vt. & vi. 1. 抵抗，抗拒：resist poison抗毒 He could resist no longer. 他抵抗不下去了。2.抵制，忍住(跟名词，v-ing，常用于否定句)：I couldn’t resist the temptation. 我经不住这种诱惑。 He found it hard to resist buying these books. 他发现见到这些书要想不买是困难的。［考句］Although a teenager Fred could resist being told what to do and what not to do.尽管是一个十来岁的孩子，佛瑞德能够判断该做什么和不该做什么，不受别人左右。
resistance /riˈzistəns/ n. ［u］ 1. 抵抗，反抗，抵制：break down the enemy’s resistance 粉碎敌人的抵抗；passive resistance 消极抵抗 There was fierce resistance to the new laws. 新法律遭到了强烈抵制。2.抵抗力：resistance to drugs 抗药性；oil resistance 耐油性 3.阻力；电阻：An aircraft has to overcome the resistance of the air. 飞机必须克服空气的阻力。
resistant /riˈzistənt/ adj. (to) 抵抗的，抗…的，耐…的：be resistant to poison 对药物有抵抗力；a metal that is highly resistant to corrosion特别抗腐蚀的金属This new type of infection is resistant to antibiotics.这种新传染病对抗菌素有抗药力。
