the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with;"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens" "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
a material"s opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
the military action of resisting the enemy"s advance;"the enemy offered little resistance"
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents;"these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
group action in opposition to those in power
中英词源
resistance 反抗，抵制
来自 resist,反抗，抑制。
resistance (n.)
mid-14c., from Old French resistance, earlier resistence, from Late Latin resistentia, from present participle stem of Latin resistere "make a stand against, oppose" (see resist). Meaning "organized covert opposition to an occupying or ruling power" [OED] is from 1939. Electromagnetic sense is from 1860. Path of least resistance is from 1825, originally a term in science and engineering.
词态变化
复数 resistances;
权威造句
1. In the end the Kurds surrendered without putting up any resistance.
最后库尔德人没有作任何抵抗就投降了。
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2. Such a policy would inevitably draw fierce resistance from farmers.
这种政策必然会招致农场主的强烈抵制。
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3. Generally speaking there was no resistance to the idea.
一般说来，没有人会反对这个观点。
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4. The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance.
陆军各师肃清了残余的抵抗据点。
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5. The world was electrified by his courage and resistance.
