| 单词 | repel |
| 释义 | repel —repellence, repellency, n. —repeller, n. —repellingly, adv. —repellingness, n. /ri pel"/, v. , repelled, repelling. v.t. 1. to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). 2. to thrust back or away. 3. to resist effectively (an attack, onslaught, etc.). 4. to keep off or out; fail to mix with: Water and oil repel each other. 5. to resist the absorption or passage of (water or other liquid): This coat repels rain. 6. to refuse to have to do with; resist involvement in: to repel temptation. 7. to refuse to accept or admit; reject: to repel a suggestion. 8. to discourage the advances of (a person): He repelled me with his harshness. 9. to cause distaste or aversion in: Their untidy appearance repelled us. 10. to push back or away by a force, as one body acting upon another (opposed to attract): The north pole of one magnet will repel the north pole of another. v.i. 11. to act with a force that drives or keeps away something. 12. to cause distaste or aversion. [1350-1400; ME repellen < L repellere to drive back, equiv. to re- RE- + pellere to drive, push; see REPULSE] Syn. 1. repulse, parry, ward off. 3. withstand, oppose, rebuff. 7. decline, rebuff. Ant. 1. attract. |
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