least line of resistance

least line of resistance
最小阻抗线

English-Chinese dictionary of mechanical engineering (英汉机械工程大词典). 2013.

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  • least — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • least — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • least — See: at least, in the least, last but not least, line of least resistance …   Словарь американских идиом

  • line of least resistance — • line of least resistance • the path of least resistance the easiest (though probably not the best) way or course of action (same as to take the easy way out) …   Idioms and examples

  • resistance — ► NOUN 1) the action of resisting. 2) (also resistance movement) a secret organization resisting political authority. 3) the impeding effect exerted by one material thing on another. 4) the ability not to be affected by something. 5) lack of… …   English terms dictionary

  • line of least resistance — or[path of least resistance] {n. phr.} The easiest way; the way that takes least effort. * /In becoming a doctor like his father John had really just followed the line of least resistance./ * /Some parents take the path of least resistance with… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • line of least resistance — or[path of least resistance] {n. phr.} The easiest way; the way that takes least effort. * /In becoming a doctor like his father John had really just followed the line of least resistance./ * /Some parents take the path of least resistance with… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • resistance — re|sist|ance W3S2 [rıˈzıstəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(against change)¦ 2¦(fighting)¦ 3¦(against infection/illness)¦ 4 wind/air/water resistance 5¦(electricity)¦ 6 the resistance 7 the line/path of least resistance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(AGAINST CHANGE)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • line\ of\ least\ resistance — • (the) line of least resistance • (the) path of least resistance n. phr. the easiest way; the way that takes least effort. In becoming a doctor like his father John had really just followed the line of least resistance. Some parents take the… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • resistance — [[t]rɪzɪ̱stəns[/t]] ♦♦♦ resistances 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N to n Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it. The US wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance. 2) N… …   English dictionary

  • line of least resistance — noun the easiest way In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance • Syn: ↑path of least resistance • Hypernyms: ↑fashion * * * 1. : the shortest distance between the center of an underground charge of explosive and the open air …   Useful english dictionary

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