- resist
- verbADVERB▪ fiercely, firmly, resolutely, strenuously, strongly, vigorously▪ successfully▪
They successfully resisted pressure from their competitors to increase prices.
▪ naturally▪People naturally resist change.
▪ stubbornly▪ actively▪ at first, initially, so far▪He has so far resisted pressure to resign.
VERB + RESIST▪ be able to, can, manage to▪ be unable to, cannot▪Trends in the national economy confront companies with pressures they are unable to resist.
▪ can hardly, cannot easily▪She could hardly resist the urge to turn and run.
▪ can never, can no longer▪ be difficult to, be hard to▪ be impossible to▪ try to▪ be determined to▪ be helpless to, be powerless to▪She was powerless to resist the attraction that she felt to him.
▪ tend toPHRASES▪ the strength to resist sthResist is used with these nouns as the object: ↑advance, ↑arrest, ↑attack, ↑attempt, ↑attraction, ↑bait, ↑call, ↑change, ↑charm, ↑corrosion, ↑demand, ↑desire, ↑effort, ↑eviction, ↑evil, ↑impact, ↑imposition, ↑impulse, ↑inclination, ↑influence, ↑interpretation, ↑intervention, ↑invasion, ↑lure, ↑move, ↑occupation, ↑onslaught, ↑oppression, ↑overture, ↑penetration, ↑pressure, ↑reform, ↑suggestion, ↑temptation, ↑tendency, ↑tyranny, ↑urge
Collocations dictionary. 2013.