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。