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the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
e.g. he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
e.g. despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
Synonym: opposition
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the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
e.g. the enemy offered little resistance
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group action in opposition to those in power
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an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Synonym: resistor
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(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
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the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
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a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Synonym: underground
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any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
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a material's opposition to the flow of electric current
measured in ohms
Synonym: electric resistance electrical resistance impedance resistivity ohmic resistance
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the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
e.g. these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog
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(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Synonym: immunity
英语释义
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n. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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n. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
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n. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
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n. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents