- to hold back
- to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
- to resist
- esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hold back
- to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
- to resist
- esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
This meaning is used when referring to stopping someone or something from progressing or continuing.
This meaning is used in contexts where one prevents someone or something from moving forward or advancing, often in a confrontational situation.
The police managed to check the advance of the rioters.
This meaning implies an act of opposing or fighting against something, often in a figurative sense.
She decided to resist enduring the unfair treatment.
We must resist this unreasonable phenomenon.
This usage emphasizes situations that are difficult or impossible to resist or stop, often used to describe overwhelming forces or feelings.
Generated collocations (experimental)
è zhǐ遏止qīn lüè侵略to halt aggressionè zhǐ遏止fàn zuì犯罪to curb crimeè zhǐ遏止kuò zhāng扩张to check expansionè zhǐ遏止tōng huò péng zhàng通货膨胀to contain inflationè zhǐ遏止tān wū贪污to combat corruptionè zhǐ遏止è huà恶化to prevent deteriorationyǒu xiào有效è zhǐ遏止effective preventionè zhǐ遏止bù dàng不当xíng wéi行为to restrain misconductè zhǐ遏止bào lì暴力to suppress violenceyǒu lì有力è zhǐ遏止strongly checkè zhǐ遏止shì tóu势头to stem momentumjí shí及时è zhǐ遏止to intervene in time