repel

英 [rɪˈpel]

美 [rɪˈpel]

v.  击退; 驱逐; 推开; 赶走; 驱除; 使恐惧; 使厌恶

过去分词：repelled　过去式：repelled　现在分词：repelling　第三人称单数：repels　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11198 / COCA.11198

牛津词典

verb

• 击退；驱逐
  to successfully fight sb who is attacking you, your country, etc. and drive them away
  1. to repel an attack/invasion/invader
     击退进攻 / 入侵；驱逐入侵者
  2. Troops repelled an attempt to infiltrate the south of the island.
     部队挫败了对该岛南部的渗透企图。
  3. The reptile's prickly skin repels nearly all of its predators.
     这种爬行动物浑身是刺，几乎所有的捕食者都退避三舍。
• 推开；赶走；驱除
  to drive, push or keep sth away
  1. a cream that repels insects
     驱除昆虫的乳剂
  2. The fabric has been treated to repel water.
     这种织物进行过防水处理。
• 使恐惧；使厌恶
  to make sb feel horror or disgust
  1. I was repelled by the smell.
     这种气味让我恶心。
• 排斥；相斥
  if one thing repels another, or if two things repel each other, an electrical or magnetic force pushes them apart
  1. Like poles repel each other.
     同极相斥。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 击退;驱逐
  When an armyrepelsan attack, they successfully fight and drive back soldiers from another army who have attacked them.
  1. They have fifty thousand troops along the border ready to repel any attack.
     他们有5万人的部队驻扎在边境，随时准备击退任何进攻。
• V-RECIP (磁极、电荷之间)排斥
  When a magnetic polerepelsanother magnetic pole, it gives out a force that pushes the other pole away. You can also say that two magnetic polesrepeleach other or that theyrepel.
  1. Like poles repel, unlike poles attract...
     同极相斥，异极相吸。
  2. As these electrons are negatively charged they will attempt to repel each other.
     因为这些电子都是带负电荷的，它们会互相排斥。
• VERB 使厌恶;使讨厌
  If somethingrepelsyou, you find it horrible and disgusting.
  1. ...a violent excitement that frightened and repelled her.
     使她恐惧和厌恶的强烈兴奋感

英英释义

verb

• reject outright and bluntly
  1. She snubbed his proposal
  Synonym:rebuffsnub
• force or drive back
  1. repel the attacker
  2. fight off the onslaught
  3. rebuff the attack
  Synonym:repulsefight offrebuffdrive back
• cause to move back by force or influence
  1. repel the enemy
  2. push back the urge to smoke
  3. beat back the invaders
  Synonym:driverepulseforce backpush backbeat back
• be repellent to
  Synonym:repulse
• fill with distaste
  1. This spoilt food disgusts me
  Synonym:disgustgross outrevolt

双语例句

• Like electric charges repel; unlike ones attract.
  同性相斥，异性相吸。
• Besides, it was pleasant to be with him. He did not repel her.
  何况，跟他在一起也令她陶醉，她对他不再反感了。
• He discovered that objects charged with vitreous electricity repel each other but attract objects charged with resinous electricity.
  他发现，带有玻璃质电的物体彼此排斥，但与带树脂质电的物体则相吸引。
• We derive the important law: opposite charges attract, like charges repel.
  我们得到的重要定律是：异电相吸，同电相斥。
• Since electron repel each other, they tend to keep out of each other's way.
  因为电子彼此排斥，它们倾向于彼此回避。
• Play as one of4 different cultures and build defensive turrets to repel wave after wave of vicious Hun enemies.
  发挥一个4不同的文化和建立防御塔楼击退一波又一波的恶性洪森敌人。
• It's because I was trying to repel you. Right?
  那是因为我试着抗拒你，对吧？
• Like charges repel each other, unlike charges attract each other.
  同种电荷相互排斥，异种电荷相互吸引。
• To relieve itching, repel flys, mosquitoes and other insects.
  止痒，驱除蝇，蚊子和其他昆虫。
• Tending to repel or dissuade.
  趋向于厌恶或劝阻的。