withstand

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To resist or endure (something) successfully. transitive
    — Tests showed that a tin ceiling could withstand a temperature of 1,369° for an hour and 10 minutes, whereas plaster collapsed in 12 minutes.
  2. To oppose (something) forcefully.

词形变化

withstands present,singular,third-person withstanding participle,present withstood participle,past withstood past

词汇关系

衍生词
dielectric withstand test withstander
相关词
notwithstanding withstanding

词源

From Middle English withstanden, from Old English wiþstandan, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþistandan (“to withstand, resist”), equivalent to with- (“against”) + stand. Cognate with Old Frisian withstanda (“to resist”). Compare also Dutch weerstaan (“to withstand, repel”), German widerstehen (“to withstand, resist, defy”), Russian противостоять (protivostojatʹ, “to withstand”).
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