resistance

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道說，軍隊正遭遇頑強(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，因為大多數(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。