resistance
[rɪ'zɪs.tənts] noun
IMPROVER uncountable
■when something or someone resists 抵抗；反抗；反对•resistance to disease抗病 •Government troops offered no resistance (to the rebels).政府军没有（对叛军）作出任何抵抗。 •There's a lot of resistance (= opposition) to the idea of a united Europe.很多人反对欧洲统一的想法。 uncountable
■a force which acts to stop the progress of something or make it slower 阻力•The car's speed was reduced by air/wind resistance.汽车速度因为空气／风的阻力而下降。 countable or uncountable specialized
■the degree to which a substance prevents the flow of an electric current through it 电阻•Copper has (a) low resistance.铜的电阻很小。
[rɪ'zɪs.tənts] noun
the path of least resistance (UK usually the line of least resistance)
■the easiest way to continue 最简便的方法；阻力最小的方法；最省力气的方法•I took the path of least resistance and agreed with the others.我采取了最省力气的方法，同意了其他人的意见。 |