[with obj.]remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist 经受,承受;顶住,抵住 the structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph. 这种结构的设计能承受住时速100英里大风的冲击。 ■offer strong resistance or opposition to (someone or something) 对抗,反抗
派生 withstander noun 语源
Old English withstandan, from the prefix with- 'against' + the verb stand