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：由于购买曰本机械产品的亚 洲国家经济的持续高速增长，所以日本机械产品 的出口仍可经受经济疲软而保持增长。withstand意为“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。