Persist的同源词
* persist
v. 顽强地坚持；执着地做
She persisted in her search for the truth.
她执着地追求真理。
* resist 1
v. 抵制；阻挡
to resist change
抵制变革
They are determined to resist pressure to change the law.
他们决心顶住要求改革法律的压力。

* resist 2
v. 反抗；回击；抵抗
He tried to pin me down, but I resisted.
他试图制伏我,但我奋力反抗。
* resist 3
v. 忍住；抵挡:
I finished the cake. I couldn't resist it.
我忍不住把整块蛋糕都吃了。
I found the temptation to miss the class too hard to resist.
我抵挡不住逃课的诱惑。