/rɪˈzɪstəns ||; rɪˈzɪstəns/noun1 [U] resistance (to sb/sth) trying to stop sth from happening or to stop sb from doing sth; fighting back against sb/sth 抵抗;抗拒;对抗: The government troops overcame the resistance of the rebel army. 政府军克服了叛军的抵抗。
2 [U] resistance (to sth) the power in a person's body not to be affected by disease (对疾病的)抵抗力
3 [C,U] (technical术语) (symbol R) the fact of a substance not CONDUCTINGheat or electricity (= not allowing heat or electricity to flow through it); a measurement of this 电阻;电阻率