1 [I,T] to try to stop sth happening or to stop sb from doing sth; to fight back against sth/sb 抵抗；抗拒；对抗 · The government are resisting pressure to change the law. 政府顶住要求修改法律的压力。 [T] to resist arrest 拒捕

2 [T] to stop yourself from having or doing sth that you want to have or do 忍住: I couldn't resist telling Nadia what we'd bought for her. 我忍不住告诉纳迪亚我们给她买了什么东西。