repulse

repulse

to drive back; repel; rebuff, snub, shun: repulse a man’s advances
Not to be confused with:repudiate – to reject as having no authority; disown; reject with disapproval; renounce: repudiate a leaderrepugn – to oppose or refute: repugn the candidate

re·pulse

R0168300 (rĭ-pŭls′)tr.v. re·pulsed, re·puls·ing, re·puls·es 1. To drive back; repel: repulsed the attacking forces.2. To rebuff or reject with rudeness, coldness, or denial.3. Usage Problem To cause repugnance or distaste in: was repulsed by his drunken behavior.n.1. The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed: the repulse of an attack.2. Rejection; refusal: a repulse of a would-be lover's advances.

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[Middle English repulsen, from Latin repellere, repuls-; see repel.]

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re·puls′er n.Usage Note: A number of language critics have maintained that repulse should only be used to mean "to drive away" (as in The infantry repulsed the attack) or "to spurn" (as in She repulsed his rude advances with a frown") and not "to cause repulsion in; disgust." Many reputable writers, however, use repulse as a synonym for disgust, just as the related words repulsion and repulsive are used to mean "disgust" and "disgusting." The verb repel is a synonym for this sense of repulse and is also standard when used in this way: "But some of the time she was repelled by even the thought of her classmates, greedy and self-absorbed" (Edith Pearlman).

repulse

(rɪˈpʌls) vb (tr) 1. (Military) to drive back or ward off (an attacking force); repel; rebuff2. to reject with coldness or discourtesy: she repulsed his advances. 3. to produce a feeling of aversion or distasten4. the act or an instance of driving back or warding off; rebuff5. a cold discourteous rejection or refusal[C16: from Latin repellere to drive back, repel] reˈpulser nUsage: Some people think that the use of repulse in sentences such as he was repulsed by what he saw is incorrect and that the correct word is repel

re•pulse

(rɪˈpʌls)

v. -pulsed, -puls•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to drive back; repel. 2. to repel with denial; refuse or reject. 3. to cause feelings of repulsion in; disgust. n. 4. the act of repelling. 5. a refusal or rejection. 6. the fact of being repelled, as in hostile encounter. [1375–1425; < Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere to repel]

repulse

Past participle: repulsed
Gerund: repulsing

Imperative
repulse
repulse

Present
I repulse
you repulse
he/she/it repulses
we repulse
you repulse
they repulse

Preterite
I repulsed
you repulsed
he/she/it repulsed
we repulsed
you repulsed
they repulsed

Present Continuous
I am repulsing
you are repulsing
he/she/it is repulsing
we are repulsing
you are repulsing
they are repulsing

Present Perfect
I have repulsed
you have repulsed
he/she/it has repulsed
we have repulsed
you have repulsed
they have repulsed

Past Continuous
I was repulsing
you were repulsing
he/she/it was repulsing
we were repulsing
you were repulsing
they were repulsing

Past Perfect
I had repulsed
you had repulsed
he/she/it had repulsed
we had repulsed
you had repulsed
they had repulsed

Future
I will repulse
you will repulse
he/she/it will repulse
we will repulse
you will repulse
they will repulse

Future Perfect
I will have repulsed
you will have repulsed
he/she/it will have repulsed
we will have repulsed
you will have repulsed
they will have repulsed

Future Continuous
I will be repulsing
you will be repulsing
he/she/it will be repulsing
we will be repulsing
you will be repulsing
they will be repulsing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been repulsing
you have been repulsing
he/she/it has been repulsing
we have been repulsing
you have been repulsing
they have been repulsing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been repulsing
you will have been repulsing
he/she/it will have been repulsing
we will have been repulsing
you will have been repulsing
they will have been repulsing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been repulsing
you had been repulsing
he/she/it had been repulsing
we had been repulsing
you had been repulsing
they had been repulsing

Conditional
I would repulse
you would repulse
he/she/it would repulse
we would repulse
you would repulse
they would repulse

Past Conditional
I would have repulsed
you would have repulsed
he/she/it would have repulsed
we would have repulsed
you would have repulsed
they would have repulsed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	repulse - an instance of driving away or warding offsnub, rebuffrejection - the speech act of rejecting
Verb	1.	repulse - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"drive back, fight off, rebuff, repelfight down, oppose, fight, fight back, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
	2.	repulse - be repellent to; cause aversion inrepelchurn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate, revolt - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"put off, turn off - cause to feel intense dislike or distastedisplease - give displeasure to
	3.	repulse - cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"beat back, force back, push back, repel, drivedrive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

repulse

verb1. disgust, offend, revolt, put off, sicken, repel, nauseate, gross out (U.S. slang), turn your stomach, fill with loathing The thought of it repulsed me.2. drive back, check, defeat, fight off, repel, rebuff, ward off, beat off, throw back The army were prepared to repulse any attack.3. reject, refuse, turn down, snub, disregard, disdain, spurn, rebuff, give the cold shoulder to She repulsed him with undisguised venom.noun1. defeat, check the repulse of invaders in 17852. rejection, refusal, snub, spurning, rebuff, knock-back (slang), cold shoulder, kick in the teeth (slang), the (old) heave-ho (informal) If he meets with a repulse he will not be cast down.Usage: Some people think that the use of repulse in sentences such as he was repulsed by what he saw is incorrect and that the correct word is repel.

repulse

verbTo turn or drive away:beat off, fend (off), keep off, parry, repel, ward off.

Translations

击退拒绝排斥

repulse

(rəˈpals) verb1. to repel (an enemy). 擊退 击退2. to refuse to accept eg help from, or be friendly to. 拒絕，冷落 拒绝，排斥 noun (an) act of repulsing. 擊退，拒絕，冷落 拒绝repulsion (rəˈpalʃən) noun disgust. 厭惡，反感 厌恶，反感 repulsive (rəˈpalsiv) adjective horrible; disgusting. 令人厭惡的 令人厌恶的讨厌的 reˈpulsively adverb 令人厭惡地 讨厌地，冷淡地 reˈpulsiveness noun 令人厭惡 讨厌，冷淡