Withstand
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 顶住;经受住
- [英] v. 顶住 ( oppose successfully) ; 经受住 ( remain unchanged by)
- [记] with(反)+stand(站) -> 反着站 -> 抵抗
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (withstood; -standing)
- Etymology: Middle English, from Old English withstandan, from with against + standan to stand
- Date: before 12th century
- 1.
- a. to stand up against ; oppose with firm determination; especially to resist successfully
- b. to be proof against ; resist the effect of <withstand the impact of a landing — Current Biography>
- 2. archaic to stop or obstruct the course of
- Synonyms: see oppose