repulse

英 [rɪˈpʌls]

美 [rɪˈpʌls]

v.  使厌恶; 使反感; 击退; 打垮; 驱逐; 拒绝接受; 回绝

过去分词：repulsed　过去式：repulsed　现在分词：repulsing　第三人称单数：repulses　

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BNC.19969 / COCA.18145

牛津词典

verb

• 使厌恶；使反感
  to make sb feel disgust or strong dislike
  1. I was repulsed by the horrible smell.
     这种可怕的气味让我恶心。
• 击退；打垮；驱逐
  to fight sb who is attacking you and drive them away
  1. to repulse an attack/invasion/offensive
     击退一次进攻 / 入侵 / 攻势
• 拒绝接受；回绝
  to refuse to accept sb's help, attempts to be friendly, etc.
  1. Each time I tried to help I was repulsed.
     每次我想要帮忙都遭到了拒绝。
  2. She repulsed his advances.
     她拒绝了他的追求。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使憎恶;使反感
  If youare repulsedby something, you think that it is horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid it.
  1. Evil has charisma. Though people are repulsed by it, they also are drawn to its power.
     邪恶具有吸引力。虽然人们憎恶它，但还是被它的力量所吸引。
• VERB 击退
  If an army or other grouprepulsesa group of people, they drive it back using force.
  1. The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.
     武装部队已作好击退任何进攻的准备。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of driving away or warding off
  Synonym:rebuffsnub

verb

• force or drive back
  1. repel the attacker
  2. fight off the onslaught
  3. rebuff the attack
  Synonym:repelfight 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:repeldriveforce backpush backbeat back
• be repellent to
  Synonym:repel

双语例句

• Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.
  不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。
• The city garrison must be prepared to repulse attacks.
  现在必须巩固要塞，囤积兵力来阻挡敌人的进攻。
• The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.
  武装部队已作好击退任何进攻的准备。
• Evil has charisma. Though people are repulsed by it, they also are drawn to its power.
  邪恶具有吸引力。虽然人们憎恶它，但还是被它的力量所吸引。
• Khadgar knew he did not have the power to repulse all of them.
  卡德加知道自己没有能力把它们全部放倒。
• Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect. ( William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
  不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目。（英国剧作家莎士比亚.W。）
• Perhaps, the red door will repulse tenants of the respectable variety.
  这扇大红色的门也可能使那些出身正经家庭的人不敢向我租房子。
• The enemy met with a repulse.
  敌人被击退了。
• Do I repulse you with my queasy smile?
  我的微笑让你想吐吗？
• With a spirit ill fitted to sustain such proof, trembling and feeble through its tenderness, I have everywhere sought sympathy, and have found only repulse and disappointment.
  带着无法承受这种现实的情绪，在温柔的颤栗和虚弱中，我在海角天涯寻觅知音，而得到的却只是憎恨与失望。