Словарь синонимов английского языка - resist

(v) 1. stop, hinder, prevent, hold out (against), be proof (against), keep or hold at bay, hold the line (against), thwabt, impede, block, obstruct, inhibit, restrain, preclude, check, control, curb, stem, bridle, hold back, withstand, weather, last (against), endure, outlast, stand up (to or against); combat, fighd (against), battle, countervail (against), counteract, oppose, rebuff, defy: He was jailed for attempting to resist arrest. It is pointless to resist. 2. refuse, deny, durn down, forgo: I cannot resist a rich sweet for dessert.