| 单词 | resistance |
| 释义 | resistance (once / 191 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 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." 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. WORD FAMILYresistance: resistances+/nonresistant: nonresistance/resist: resistance, resistant, resisted, resister, resisting, resistive, resistless, resists/resistant: non-resistant, nonresistant, resistanter, unresistant/resister: resisters/resisting: unresisting/resistive: resistivity/resistless: resistlessly/unresisting: unresistingly USAGE EXAMPLESU.S.-backed Iraqi forces are currently fighting to push Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, but are facing fierce resistance. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) As we start this new year, here are some resolutions for resistance. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The stress I felt instead was the peculiar one of absolute! resistance! to something you don’t necessarily need to resist. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion Hypo|Hyper friction, rubbing the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance, acoustic resistanceopposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component drag, retarding forcethe phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid abrasion, attrition, detrition, grindingthe wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice adhesive friction, grip, tractionthe friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) sonic barrier, sound barrierthe increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound windagethe retarding force of air friction on a moving object mechanical phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects 2n the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens Syn|Hypo|Hyper opposition lockout a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms reactiondoing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like anti-takeover defenseresistance to or defense against a hostile takeover backlashan adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence action something done (usually as opposed to something said) 3n group action in opposition to those in power Exp|Hypo|Hyper Boston Tea Party demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea confrontation, opposition the act of hostile groups opposing each other sales resistanceresistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices defiancea defiant act contravention, disputecoming into conflict with obstructionismdeliberate interference dissent, objection, protestthe act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent rebellionrefusal to accept some authority or code or convention insubordination, rebelliousnessan insubordinate act boycotta group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies strikebreakingconfrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers direct actiona protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands demonstration, manifestationa public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) walkoutthe act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest contumacyobstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority disobedience, noncompliancethe failure to obey group action action taken by a group of people 4n a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force Syn|Hypo|Hyper underground Maquis the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II revolutionary group a political unit organized to promote revolution 5n the military action of resisting the enemy's advance 2the enemy offered little resistance Hyper action, military action a military engagement 1n an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current Syn|Hypo|Hyper resistor ballast, ballast resistor, barretter a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) potential divider, voltage dividerresistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage rheostat, variable resistorresistor for regulating current dimmera rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination pot, potentiometera resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity 2n a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistivity ohmage the ohmic resistance of a conductor electrical phenomenon a physical phenomenon involving electricity 1n the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog Hyper capability, capacity the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment 2n (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease Syn|Hypo|Hyper immunity immunogenicity the property of eliciting an immune response acquired immunityimmunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination innate immunity, natural immunityimmunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup active immunitya form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens passive immunityan impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum) racial immunitynatural immunity shared by all members of a particular race condition, status a state at a particular time 3n the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) 4Hyper deadness, unresponsiveness the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events n (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness Hyper involuntariness, unwillingness the trait of being unwilling |
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