1 [U] resistance (to sb/sth) trying to stop sth from happening or to stop sb from doing sth; fighting back against sb/sth 抵抗;抗拒;对抗:
The government troops overcame the resistance of the rebel army.政府军克服了叛军的抵抗。
2 [U] resistance (to sth) the power in a person's body not to be affected by disease (对疾病的)抵抗力
3 [C,U] (technical术语) (symbol R) the fact of a substance not CONDUCTINGheat or electricity (= not allowing heat or electricity to flow through it); a measurement of this 电阻;电阻率
resistance/rIˋzIstəns; rIˈzIst$ns/n [U] 1 when people oppose or fight against someone or something 抵制﹐抗拒: +to There is strong public resistance to the new taxes. 公众强烈抵制新的税项。The rebels put up fierce resistance against the army. 叛乱分子对军队进行了激烈的抵抗。2 the natural ability of a person, animal, or plant to stop diseases or difficult conditions from harming them 抗病能力﹔抵抗力: +to resistance to disease 抗病能力
resistanceresistanceresistancesnoun (no plural)when people try to stop something happening; fighting against somebody or something: There was a lot of resistance to the plan to build a new airport.