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resistance n.反抗,抵抗,抵抗力,阻力,电阻,阻抗 An individual person can put up resistance against something she disagrees with or doesn't want to participate in. On a larger scale, groups of people and even whole countries can display resistance, like when the British put up resistance against Napoleon. Another meaning of resistance is "the ability not to be affected by," like a resistance to getting colds, which you can imagine as your immune system putting up a fierce resistance against invading germs. ★★★☆☆ 2005.5

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[ri'zistlns] If you've ever seen a dog on a leash suddenly refuse to walk any farther, you know how much resistance one little pet can put up. Resistance means "refusal to comply with or accept something." Quebec‘s resistance to a national agency is provincialist ideology. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]抵抗；抵制；反对 Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it.   [oft N to n]The US wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance.美国想大幅度削减欧洲农业出口补贴，但此举遭到了抵制。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]抵抗；抵御 Resistance to an attack consists of fighting back against the people who have attacked you. The troops are encountering stiff resistance...军队遭遇了顽强抵抗。Police in riot gear cleared the noisy demonstrators, who offered no resistance.身穿防暴服的警察驱散了喧闹的游行者，没有遇到抵抗。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]抵抗力；免疫力 The resistance of your body to germs or diseases is its power to remain unharmed or unaffected by them.   [oft N to n]This disease is surprisingly difficult to catch as most people have a natural resistance to it.由于多数人对这种病具有天然免疫力，所以发病率低得出奇。4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](风或空气的)阻力 Wind or air resistance is a force which slows down a moving object or vehicle.   [usu supp N]The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag.这种自行车的设计成功地减少了风的阻力和摩擦力。5[N-VAR 可变名词]电阻；阻抗 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.电阻为零的材料6[N-SING 单数名词]（被他国军队占领或被专制政府统治的国家中的）抵抗组织，地下组织 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.   [the N]They managed to escape after being arrested by the resistance.他们被抵抗组织抓住后又设法逃脱了。7[PHRASE 短语]阻力最小的路线；最容易的途径 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 .   [PHR after v]They would rather take the line of least resistance than become involved in arguments.他们倾向采用阻力最小的方案，不愿卷入纷争。

英语单词	resistance
英美音标	[ri'zistlns]
中文释义	n.反抗,抵抗,抵抗力,阻力,电阻,阻抗
vocab简明	If you've ever seen a dog on a leash suddenly refuse to walk any farther, you know how much resistance one little pet can put up. Resistance means "refusal to comply with or accept something."
vocab扩展	An individual person can put up resistance against something she disagrees with or doesn't want to participate in. On a larger scale, groups of people and even whole countries can display resistance, like when the British put up resistance against Napoleon. Another meaning of resistance is "the ability not to be affected by," like a resistance to getting colds, which you can imagine as your immune system putting up a fierce resistance against invading germs.
真题原句	Quebec‘s resistance to a national agency is provincialist ideology.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]抵抗；抵制；反对 Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it. [oft N to n] The US wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance. 美国想大幅度削减欧洲农业出口补贴，但此举遭到了抵制。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]抵抗；抵御 Resistance to an attack consists of fighting back against the people who have attacked you. The troops are encountering stiff resistance... 军队遭遇了顽强抵抗。 Police in riot gear cleared the noisy demonstrators, who offered no resistance. 身穿防暴服的警察驱散了喧闹的游行者，没有遇到抵抗。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]抵抗力；免疫力 The resistance of your body to germs or diseases is its power to remain unharmed or unaffected by them. [oft N to n] This disease is surprisingly difficult to catch as most people have a natural resistance to it. 由于多数人对这种病具有天然免疫力，所以发病率低得出奇。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](风或空气的)阻力 Wind or air resistance is a force which slows down a moving object or vehicle. [usu supp N] The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag. 这种自行车的设计成功地减少了风的阻力和摩擦力。 5 [N-VAR 可变名词]电阻；阻抗 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. 电阻为零的材料 6 [N-SING 单数名词]（被他国军队占领或被专制政府统治的国家中的）抵抗组织，地下组织 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. [the N] They managed to escape after being arrested by the resistance. 他们被抵抗组织抓住后又设法逃脱了。 7 [PHRASE 短语]阻力最小的路线；最容易的途径 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 . [PHR after v] They would rather take the line of least resistance than become involved in arguments. 他们倾向采用阻力最小的方案，不愿卷入纷争。
来源	2005.5

Resistance People N Uncount 不可数名词 N Electrical Put Accept