repulse

英 [rɪˈpʌls]

美 [rɪˈpʌls]

v.  使厌恶; 使反感; 击退; 打垮; 驱逐; 拒绝接受; 回绝

过去分词：repulsed　过去式：repulsed　现在分词：repulsing　第三人称单数：repulses　

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BNC.19969 / COCA.18145

牛津词典

verb

• 使厌恶；使反感
  to make sb feel disgust or strong dislike
  1. I was repulsed by the horrible smell.
     这种可怕的气味让我恶心。
• 击退；打垮；驱逐
  to fight sb who is attacking you and drive them away
  1. to repulse an attack/invasion/offensive
     击退一次进攻 / 入侵 / 攻势
• 拒绝接受；回绝
  to refuse to accept sb's help, attempts to be friendly, etc.
  1. Each time I tried to help I was repulsed.
     每次我想要帮忙都遭到了拒绝。
  2. She repulsed his advances.
     她拒绝了他的追求。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使憎恶;使反感
  If youare repulsedby something, you think that it is horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid it.
  1. Evil has charisma. Though people are repulsed by it, they also are drawn to its power.
     邪恶具有吸引力。虽然人们憎恶它，但还是被它的力量所吸引。
• VERB 击退
  If an army or other grouprepulsesa group of people, they drive it back using force.
  1. The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.
     武装部队已作好击退任何进攻的准备。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of driving away or warding off
  Synonym:rebuffsnub

verb

• force or drive back
  1. repel the attacker
  2. fight off the onslaught
  3. rebuff the attack
  Synonym:repelfight offrebuffdrive back
• cause to move back by force or influence
  1. repel the enemy
  2. push back the urge to smoke
  3. beat back the invaders
  Synonym:repeldriveforce backpush backbeat back
• be repellent to
  Synonym:repel

双语例句

• Referred to irreverently by some as Nina's tomb, the property at 129 Repulse Bay road has lain dormant and empty since its completion by Chinachem almost seven years ago.
  位于浅水湾道129号的这处地产被某些人戏谑为如心之墓，自近7年前由华懋集团建成以来，它一直处于空置状态。
• Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.
  不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。
• But if we have to repulse them, and the daggers once get drawn among such throngs of people, we are likely to have the place burnt down before nightfall.
  但是如果我们非得挫败他们，等到他们在人群中拔出刀子，我们可能在天黑之前就得焚毁那个地方。
• The enemy met with a repulse.
  敌人被击退了。
• For just as love is my weapon to open the hearts of men, love is also my shield to repulse the arrows of hate and the spears of anger.
  爱是我打开人们心扉的钥匙，也是我抵挡仇恨之箭与愤怒之矛的盾牌。
• No 1 Repulse Bay Road is the residence of Stanley Ho, the gambling king of Macao, and the house reflects both the wealth and 1970s aesthetic sensibilities of its occupant, according to one person who has visited.
  浅水湾道1号是澳门赌王何鸿燊（StanleyHo）的住宅。一位参观过该住宅的人说，这座住宅不仅反映了其主人的财富，也反映了他属于上世纪70年代的审美情趣。
• Her request for a donation met with a repulse.
  她要求赞助却遭到粗暴拒绝。
• Hong Kong Island has several, including Big Wave Bay in Shek O or the beach at tony Repulse Bay, but they do get crowded on weekends.
  香港岛上有几个，包括石澳的大浪湾或托尼浅水湾的海滩，但是在周末他们确实很拥挤。
• Perhaps, the red door will repulse tenants of the respectable variety.
  这扇大红色的门也可能使那些出身正经家庭的人不敢向我租房子。
• On 10 December Japanese aircraft sank the British battleships Repulse and Prince of Wales.
  在12月10日，日本飞机击沉了英国的战舰击退号和威尔士亲王号。