| 单词 | repellent |
| 释义 | repellent —repellently, adv. /ri pel"euhnt/, adj. 1. causing distaste or aversion; repulsive. 2. forcing or driving back. 3. serving or tending to ward off or drive away. 4. impervious or resistant to something (often used in combination): moth-repellant. n. 5. something that repels, as a substance that keeps away insects. 6. a medicine that serves to prevent or reduce swellings, tumors, etc. 7. any of various durable or nondurable solutions applied to a fabric, garment, surface, etc., to increase its resistance, as to water, moths, mildew, etc. Also, repellant. [1635-45; < L repellent- (s. of repellens), prp. of repellere to drive back. See REPEL, -ENT] Syn. 1. repugnant, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome. |
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