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抵抗 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • resist verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
  • resistance noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
  • withstand verb To resist or hold up successfully against pressure, force, or attack.

Senses

抵抗 is used for these senses in English:

  • resist (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
  • resistance The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
  • withstand (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.

resist — full definition

  1. verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
  2. verb To remain unaffected or undamaged by something.

resistance — full definition

  1. noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
  2. noun The degree to which a material or circuit opposes the flow of electric current.

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