Although many other big firms resisted the temptation to over-borrow, developers borrowed heavily and built bigger and fancier hotels as if the whole world were planning a holiday in Las Vegas.
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英语六级真题
Nokia's board resisted change, making it impossible for the company to adapt to rapid shifts in the industry.
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They have resisted the homogenization process more successfully than others.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
抵抗;抵制;反对
If you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it.