resistance

1. N-UNCOUNT Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it. 觝制

The U.S. wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance. 美國想要在歐洲辳業出口補貼上的大幅度削減，但這正遭遇觝制。

2. N-UNCOUNT Resistance to an attack consists of fighting back against the people who have attacked you. 觝抗

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，軍隊正遭遇頑強的觝抗。

3. N-UNCOUNT The resistance of your body to germs or diseases is its power to remain unharmed or unaffected by them. 觝抗力; 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，因爲大多數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. 這種自行車的設計減少了風阻及曳力的影響。

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。