withstand

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

with·stand (wĭth-stăndʹ, wĭth-)v. with·stood, (-sto͝odʹ) with·stand·ing, with·standsv. tr.
1. To oppose with force or resolution.
2. To be successful in resisting. See Synonyms at oppose.v. intr.
To resist or endure successfully. [Middle English withstanden, from Old English withstandan: with, against; see with + standan, to stand; see stand.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  resist, hold out, stand firm, defy, hold, hold up
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  surrender, give up