Exports of Japanese machinery 【withstood】 the downturn quite wel

Exports of Japanese machinery 【withstood】 the downturn quite well because the Asian economies that buy them continued to boom.
A、disputed
B、provoked
C、reckoned
D、resisted
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：句意：由于购买日本机械产品的亚洲国家经济持续高速增长，日本机械产品的出口仍可经受经济疲软而保持持续增长。withstand在句中的意思是“经得起”。选项中dispute意为“辩论”；provoke意为“驱使”；reckon意为“估计”；resist意为“抵抗，忍住”。故本题选D。