| query | If you r_____ doing something, or resist the temptation to do it, you stop yourself from doing it although you would like to do it.If you resist doing something, or resist the temptation to do it, you stop yourself from doing it although you would like to do it. Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone. She cannot resist giving him advice. |
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| word | resist |
| full-definition | verb If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it. The Chancellor warned employers to resist demands for high pay increases. They resisted our attempts to modernize the distribution of books. If you resist someone or resist an attack by them, you fight back against them. The man was shot outside his house as he tried to resist arrest. When she had attempted to cut his nails he resisted. If you resist doing something, or resist the temptation to do it, you stop yourself from doing it although you would like to do it. Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone. She cannot resist giving him advice. If someone or something resists damage of some kind, they are not damaged. ...bodies trained and toughened to resist the cold. Chemicals form a protective layer that resists both oil and water-based stains. |
| inflections | resistsresistingresisted |
| cefr-level | B2 |
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