[I,T usually in negatives] to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something that you want to do

忍住，按捺（拥有某东西或做某事的欲望）:

I just can't resist chocolate.

我就是抵挡不住巧克力的诱惑。

She can never resist buying new shoes.

她永远抵挡不住买新鞋子的诱惑。

It's hard to resist an invitation like that.

这样的邀请是难以拒绝的。

She resisted the temptation to laugh.

她忍住没有笑出声来。

They only wanted 3 dollars for it, so how could I resist?

他们只要 3 美元，我怎能不买？

[T] to try to prevent a change from happening, or prevent yourself from being forced to do something

抗拒，对抗:

He resisted pressure to resign.

他顶住了要他辞职的压力。

For months the company has resisted changing its accounts system.

几个月了，公司一直拒绝改变其会计制度。

The proposal was strongly resisted by the police.

这个建议遭到警方的强烈反对。

[I,T] to use force to stop something from happening

反抗，抵御，抵抗:

Demonstrators violently resisted attempts to remove them from the building.

企图把示威者赶出大楼，但遭到了顽强的抵抗。

He was charged with trying to resist arrest .

他被指控企图拒捕。

[T] to not be changed or harmed by something

抵挡; 保持〔原状〕; 不受…的损害:

your ability to resist infection

你抗感染的能力