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单词 repel
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repel

​verb
UK /rɪˈpel/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyrepel
he/she/itrepels
present participlerepelling
past tenserepelled
past participlerepelled
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    transitive if something repels you, you think that it is extremely unpleasant and you want to avoid it
    Synonyms and related words
    To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
    cause
    give
    pass on
  2. 2
    transitive to keep something away, or to prevent it from entering something

    The wheat is genetically engineered to repel insects.

    boots that have been specially treated to repel moisture

    Synonyms and related words
    To stop someone from entering or leaving a place
    shut out
    seal off
    cordon off
    1. 2a
      intransitive/transitive ​scienceif one thing repels another, an electrical or magnetic force makes them move away from each other
      Synonyms and related words
      To exert a physical force
      absorb
      conduct
      decompress
  3. 3
    transitive to force someone who is attacking to move back or to stop attacking

    Using water cannons and tear gas, police repelled protesters outside the US embassy.

    Synonyms and related words
    To defend or protect yourself
    fight off
    fend off
    stand up to
  4. 4
    transitive to be unwilling to accept something

    a very private woman, who unconsciously repelled any attempts at intimacy

    Synonyms and related words
    Unwillingness and to be unwilling
    disinclination
    shy away
    repel

repel

​verb
US /rɪˈpel/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyrepel
he/she/itrepels
present participlerepelling
past tenserepelled
past participlerepelled
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    transitive if something repels you, you think that it is extremely unpleasant and you want to avoid it
    Synonyms and related words
    To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
    cause
    give
    pass on
  2. 2
    transitive to keep something away, or to prevent it from entering something

    The wheat is genetically engineered to repel insects.

    boots that have been specially treated to repel moisture

    Synonyms and related words
    To stop someone from entering or leaving a place
    shut out
    seal off
    cordon off
    1. 2a
      intransitive/transitive ​scienceif one thing repels another, an electrical or magnetic force makes them move away from each other
      Synonyms and related words
      To exert a physical force
      absorb
      conduct
      decompress
  3. 3
    transitive to force someone who is attacking to move back or to stop attacking

    Using water cannons and tear gas, police repelled protesters outside the U.S. embassy.

    Synonyms and related words
    To defend or protect yourself
    fight off
    fend off
    stand up to
  4. 4
    transitive to be unwilling to accept something

    a very private woman, who unconsciously repelled any attempts at intimacy

    Synonyms and related words
    Unwillingness and to be unwilling
    disinclination
    reluctance
    shy away
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