| 单词 | resistance |
| 释义 | resistance (rɪzɪstəns ) Word forms: resistances 1. uncountable noun Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it. The U.S. wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance. 2. uncountable noun Resistance to an attack consists of fighting back against the people who have attacked you. The troops are encountering stiff resistance. Police in riot gear cleared the noisy demonstrators, who offered no resistance. 3. uncountable noun The resistance of your body to germs or diseases is its power to remain unharmed or unaffected by them. This disease is surprisingly difficult to catch as most people have a natural resistance to it. [+ to] 4. uncountable noun Wind or air resistance is a force which slows down a moving object or vehicle. The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag. 5. variable noun 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. ...materials that lose all their electrical resistance. 6. singular noun In a country which is occupied by the army of another country, or which has a very harsh and strict government, the resistance is an organized group of people who are involved in illegal activities against the people in power. They managed to escape after being arrested by the resistance. 7. the line of least resistance phrase If you take the line of least resistance in a situation, you do what is easiest, even though you think that it may not be the right thing to do. In American English, you usually talk about the path of least resistance. They would rather take the line of least resistance than become involved in arguments. Collocations: antibiotic resistance Still, the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance is a worrying one. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The emergence of antibiotic resistance is an inevitability of natural selection. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Most of the antibiotic resistance in certain bacteria that infect humans comes from animal use. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Loving Memory is a deep red, strong, hybrid tea rose which offers a fair degree of disease resistance and produces lots of flowers. The Sun (2011) Although the fragrance is only light, this rose has good disease resistance and repeats very well. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Plant breeders are also helping by introducing disease resistance in crops like potatoes. The Sun (2012) The explorer has been trying to tap into a new seam of oil reserves but has met fierce resistance from environmental campaign groups. Times, Sunday Times (2011) There was fierce resistance reported in the centre of the town. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Next morning the rebels pushed forwards expecting the usual fierce resistance. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I only really like them when just ripe, giving a slight resistance as you bite. Times, Sunday Times Special forces troops said they only expected 'slight resistance' from passengers while trying to rush to the ship's bridge and seize control. The Sun This slight resistance made the mob take vengeance by tearing the doors and gates to pieces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The forts could offer only slight resistance to an enemy who destroyed them from a distance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her embarked troops went ashore against slight resistance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Previous attempts to phase out the payment method have encountered stiff resistance from both individual and business customers. Times, Sunday Times Often, when the unspoken rules are broken, my clients encounter stiff resistance. Christianity Today Ill-disciplined and untrained, they were meeting stiff resistance from government troops who have nowhere left to retreat. Times, Sunday Times Some attempts to modernise the game have met stiff resistance. Times, Sunday Times In the education sector, too, the idea of performance-related pay has been met with stiff resistance. Times, Sunday Times Any proposal to reduce soldiers and airmen would be met with strong resistance from the army and the RAF. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The idea of paying for access is meeting strong resistance from Brexiteers on the Tory benches. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Where will the strongest resistance to change come from? The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987) The first is shaped by an intentional stubborn resistance. Christianity Today (2000) Hopes of a full recovery are dashed by cancer cells' stubborn resistance to conventional treatments. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I think there will be stubborn resistance. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The plan is taking longer than hoped to produce results because of problems including corruption and stubborn resistance by the Taleban. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It would certainly spark an underground resistance and create a dangerous east-west gulf in the country. Times, Sunday Times Upon further wandering through the sewers the group runs into the city's secret underground resistance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An extended underground resistance organization was active in the district at the time of occupation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local citizens established an underground resistance organisation in spring 1942. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They begin by selling bootleg chocolate, and go on to join an underground resistance organization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has very good fragrance and weather resistance, so it makes a fine cut flower. Times, Sunday Times Add extreme weather resistance and bombproof aluminium construction and you have the toughest light here, if you can afford it. Times, Sunday Times Unrivalled for durability and weather resistance, these are a must for any garden. The Sun It's tough, with a metal front that should cope in case of a spill, and well sealed (including recharging and other ports) for extreme weather resistance. Times, Sunday Times Weather resistance has been bred into them so, even after heavy rain, the plants and their flowers quickly recover. The Sun However, widespread resistance to reforms within the government and from a significant part of the population soon stalled the reform efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This plan was abandoned in 1932 in the face of widespread resistance to collectivization and the failure to meet production goals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both the campaign against priestly marriage and that against simony provoked widespread resistance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Running outside uses up more energy than running on a treadmill, they say, because of wind resistance. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I tried to copy his crouched style of riding with a straight back to lessen wind resistance. The Sun (2016) Mostly the magic lies in subtle structural adjustments to combat wind resistance. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Translations: Chinese: 抵抗 Japanese: 抵抗 |
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