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Aft M ill W if 3® o o [V -ing] He couldn’t resist showing
off his new car. 0
[also V]
4 [VN] to not be harmed or damaged by sth
ftiA'S: ■ • • W ftJW; irt ( fti%
) : A healthy diet should help your body resist infection. <7 This new
paint is designed to resist
heat. re-sist a nee o-w /ri’zistans/ noun 1 [U, sing.] ~ (to
sb/sth) dislike of or opposition to a plan, an idea, etc.; refusal to obey jftfi!]; tAtM: As
with all new ideas it met
with resistance.
—#, 7 JftrfrJ o 0 There has
been a lot of resist
ance to this new law.
0
Resistance to change has nearly destroyed the industry.
2 [U, sing.] ~ (to sb/sth)
the act of using force to
oppose sb/sth jftjA; fx.frC: armed resistance %£ g, 4rC 0 The
defenders put up a strong resistance. f&JLlg&fiJ ° o The
demonstrators offered little or no
resistance to the police. >7nJl o 3 [U, sing.]
~
(to
sth) the
power not to be affected by sth ]jlA;
]jl A: AIDS lowers the body’s resistance to infection.
T A0
4 [U, sing.] ~ (to sth) a
force
that stops sth moving or makes it move more slowly BA: wind/air
resistance (= in the design of planes or cars) MB.; $^BA 5 [U, C] {physics
$j) (,symb R) the opposition of a
piece of electrical equipment, etc. to the flow of a direct current ft B — compare reactance 6 (often the Resistance) [sing.+sing./pl. vj a
secret organization that resists the authorities, especially in a country that
an enemy has control of ( Xfe ® JS : resistance fighters
$& & $rt
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Itm see line n.
re-sist-ant /ri'zistant/ adj. ~ (to sth) 1 not affected by sth;
able to resist sth ; WlfttrCAW: plants
that
are resistant to disease 2 opposing sth and
trying to stop it happening
#£ ft); B it W : Elderly people are not always resistant to change.
±7#£fiWA 3 -resistant (in adjectives
§if])
not damaged by the thing mentioned #[ • • • W ; ftf -
• • W: disease-resistant plants o
fire-resistant
materials —see also heat-resistant, water-
resistant
re-sist-er /ri'zista(r)/ noun
a person who resists sb/sth
re sist ible /ri'zistabl/ adj. that can be resisted
IT4ft® W; TRAJMlW 033 irresistible
re-sist-ive /ri'zistiv/ adj. 1 able to survive or
cope with the action or effect of sth trt ■ • - (ft; if •••(ft 2 {physics
ty}) relating to electrical resistance IBW > re sist iv ity /.rizi'stiviti/ noun
[U, C]
re-sis-tor /ri'zista(r)/ noun
{physics tyq) a device that has resistance
to an electric current in a circuit
ftBfl
resit /,rii'sit/ verb
(re-sit-ting,
resat, resat /.rii'saet/)
(also re-take)
[VN,
V] (BrE) to take an exam or a test again, usually after failing
it the first time Jr#; ( ilAIa ) # ► resit /'riisit/ (also re-take) noun: Students are
only allowed one resit.
re-size /.rii'saiz/ verb
[VN] to make sth bigger or smaller, especially an image on a computer screen ( Xfm
re-skill /.rir'skil/ verb
[V, VN] to learn new skills so that you can do a new job; to teach sb new
skills ( A X
reso lute /'rezalurt/ od/. having or showing great determination MAW; W A 'll' W mn DETERMINED: resolute
leadership 0 He became
even more resolute
in his opposition to the
plan. fifeM^PM $J c 033 irresolute ► reso-lute-ly adv.: They remain
resolutely opposed to the idea. M
A(0 reso-lute ness noun [U]
reso lution /.reza'luijn/ noun
1 [C] a formal statement of an opinion agreed on by a committee or a council,
especially by means of a vote A ; jE A A
: to pass/adopt/carry a resolution iftM—Ais£ 2 [U, sing ] the act of solving or settling a problem,
disagreement, etc. ( fnUHL ) I?A, EDG3
settlement:
The government is pressing for an early resolution of
the
dispute, mms 3
tu] the
quality of being resolute or
determined MS; MA; W A T' HTTl resolve : The reforms owe a great deal to the resolution of
one man. ;]A[i^^±3cJ0^IF~'MAW MSA'll'o 4 [C] ~ (to do sth) a firm decision to do
or not to do sth A'll'; AS: She made a resolution to visit her relatives
more often. O
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions (= for example, to
give up smoking from l January)? Wm if §ff H it M ? 5 [U, sing.]
the power of a computer
screen, printer, etc. to
give a clear image, depending on the size of the dots that make up the image if
ft; #3#$: high-resolution graphics resolve Otw /ri’znlv;
NAmE ri'zailv/ verb,
noun m
verb
(formal) 1
[VN] to
find an acceptable solution to a problem or difficulty ISA ( ) H771 settle:
to resolve an issue/a
dispute/a conflict/a crisis |?A0 0 Both sides met in order to try
to resolve their differences. A ^ B£ A ft? A$^/
2 ~ (on sth/on doing sth) to make a firm
decision to do sth A; AS: [V to inf] He resolved not to tell her the truth, ffe A S 7 "n Hf
M M o o [V (that)] She resolved (that)
she would never see him again. M A'll'# ft A Hite To 0 [V] We had resolved on
making an early start, ClE^AS^-A^^o 3 (of a committee, meeting,
etc. H M %E) to reach a decision by
means of a
formal vote #' {h A S; ftp
i±5 A XX; M A: [V that] 7t was resolved
that the matter be referred to a higher authority.
«a*AAS«^#M^±a±'twn. o iv
to inf]
The Supreme Council resolved to resume control over
the national press; Ml M
^^l-^AS g frW;W ft B MM WSt'Jo re’solve into sth | re solve sth into
sth 1 to separate or to be
separated into its parts ( f^ ) ft ft? A : to
resolve a complex argument into its basic elements
2 (of sth seen or heard at a distance B|"l^r#)
to gradually turn into a
different form when it is seen or heard more clearly A ( % — A ) ; £
M ( A ) : The
orange light resolved itself into four lanterns.
re-solved /ri’znlvd; NAmE ri‘za:lvd/ adj. [not before noun] ~ (to do sth) (formal) determined TSAT'; MS: I was resolved not to
see him.
JicAlc TIE fife 0 res on ance /'rezonons/ .noun 1 [u] (formal) (of sound r ilr)
the quality of being resonant ; P|r]^ : Her voice had a strange and
thrilling resonance. M
—#^!(f A'OWSfc^o 2 [C, U] (technical Ai£) the sound or
other vibration produced in an
object by sound or vibrations of
a similar frequency from another
object ill #§ 3 [U, C] (formal) (in a
piece of writing, music,
etc. xRffi#) the power to bring images, feelings, etc. into the mind of the
person reading or listening; the images, etc. produced in this way«^WA*;
Bfei^WAi:; ( &
)
resonant /■ rezanant/ adj. 1 (formal) (of sound ^ ■#)
deep, clear and continuing for a long time nf ^ W; B|rI ^W;
0B|«!W; a deep resonant voice
UMMB|fJ
2 (technical A ill) causing sounds
to continue for a long time M W ; it H W ; BDC1
resounding: resonant frequencies A 3 (literary)
having the power to bring
images, feelings, memories, etc. into your mind 31 W; a poem
filled with resonant imagery
ft
it 7 ibA y? S K li W ^
►
res on ant ly adv.
res-on-ate /'rezaneit/ verb [V] (formal) 1 (of a voice, an
instrument, etc. # W, A ^ ^) to make a deep, clear sound that continues for a
long time A ft E
uft; 0^ 2 ~ (with sth) (of a place i&A)
to be filled with