resistance

柯林斯詞典

1. N-UNCOUNT Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it. 抵制
The U.S. wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance. 美國想要在歐洲農(nóng)業(yè)出口補(bǔ)貼上的大幅度削減，但這正遭遇抵制。
2. N-UNCOUNT Resistance to an attack consists of fighting back against the people who have attacked you. 抵抗
A CBS correspondent in Colombo says the troops are encountering stiff resistance. 哥倫比亞廣播公司駐科倫坡的一名記者報(bào)道說，軍隊(duì)正遭遇頑強(qiáng)的抵抗。
3. N-UNCOUNT The resistance of your body to germs or diseases is its power to remain unharmed or unaffected by them. 抵抗力; 免疫力
This disease is surprisingly difficult to catch, as most people have a natural resistance to it. 這種病令人驚訝的難以患上，因?yàn)榇蠖鄶?shù)人對它有一種先天的免疫力。
4. N-UNCOUNT Wind or air resistance is a force which slows down a moving object or vehicle. 阻力
The design of the bicycle reduces the effects of wind resistance and drag. 這種自行車的設(shè)計(jì)減少了風(fēng)阻及曳力的影響。
5. N-VAR In electrical engineering or physics, resistance is the ability of a substance or an electrical circuit to stop the flow of an electrical current through it. 電阻
The salt reduces the electrical resistance of the water. 鹽使水的電阻減小。

The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance.
Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics .
He was famed for his stubborn resistance and his refusal to accept defeat .
There has been strong resistance to the proposed tax increases .
Following a determined resistance in the east , there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital .