英语词汇“repel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

repelrepel /rɪˈpɛl/ verb (repelled, repelling)

ETYMOLOGYrepel

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin repellere, from pellere to drive

VERB TABLE

repel

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	repel
	he, she, it	repels
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	repelled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have repelled
	he, she, it	has repelled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had repelled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will repel
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have repelled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am repelling
	he, she, it	is repelling
	you, we, they	are repelling
Past	I, he, she, it	was repelling
	you, we, they	were repelling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been repelling
	he, she, it	has been repelling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been repelling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be repelling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been repelling

1[transitive] if something repels you, it is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it, or it makes you feel sick SYN repulse OPP attract: The smell repelled him.2[transitive] to force an army or group of people who are attacking someone or something to move back and stop attacking that person or thing: The army was able to repel the attack.3[transitive] to keep something or someone away from you: The lotion repels biting insects.4[intransitive, transitive] science, physics if two things repel each other they push each other away with an electrical or magnetic force [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin repellere, from pellere to drive]