| 单词 | resistant |
| 释义 | resistant (once / 4152 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj Being resistant means to be immune or impervious to something. A vest that's resistant to bullets is bullet-proof. Anything resistant has a certain power — specifically, the power to resist or fight off — something else. This word is often used medically, like when someone is resistant to a virus: that means they can't get the virus. You can also be resistant to someone's jokes, meaning they can't make you laugh. A raincoat should be resistant to water. If it's not resistant, that's a pretty bad raincoat. All resistant things are like a shield that something can't get through. WORD FAMILYresistant: non-resistant, nonresistant, resistanter, unresistant+/nonresistant: nonresistance/resist: resistance, resistant, resisted, resister, resisting, resistive, resistless, resists/resistance: resistances/resister: resisters/resisting: unresisting/resistive: resistivity/resistless: resistlessly/unresisting: unresistingly USAGE EXAMPLESYou want to teach her to be comfortable in the “just being” zone, which means she’s mindful of flaunting and resistant to hiding. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) All his life he was fiercely resistant to the not uncommon idea that his paintings were nothing but illustrations of a high order. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) He would rewrite the DNA of the mice to become resistant to the Lyme bacterium. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1 adj disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority 2Syn insubordinate, resistive defiant, noncompliant boldly resisting authority or an opposing force 1adj impervious to being affected resistant to the effects of heat resistant to persuasion Syn imperviable, impervious not admitting of passage or capable of being affected 2adj able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress the new hybrid is more resistant to drought Syn tolerant tolerable capable of being borne or endured 3adj relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) 3Syn immune insusceptible, unsusceptible not susceptible to adj incapable of absorbing or mixing with plastic highly resistant to steam and water Syn repellent nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) |
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