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

• 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。
• Would you like John, or Mary, to go with you to Repulse Bay?
  这一句不能译作：“你喜欢约翰陪你去还是玛丽陪你去浅水湾？”如要表达此意，应该说。
• When dealing with specific problems, we must resolutely defend the ground the masses have already gained and repulse any retaliation by landlords and rich peasants.
  在处理具体问题的时候，必须坚决保护群众已经得到的果实，击退可能发生的地富反攻。
• The city garrison must be prepared to repulse attacks.
  现在必须巩固要塞，囤积兵力来阻挡敌人的进攻。
• Due to its proximity to the city, Repulse Bay is one of the most popular beaches in Hong kong.
  由于接近市区，浅水湾是香港最多人到的海滩。
• We're not compatible& he likes all the things that repulse me.
  我们合不来&他喜欢一切令我反感的事物。
• Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect. ( William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
  不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目。（英国剧作家莎士比亚.W。）
• Even though there are those under heaven who excel at commanding armies, no one will be able to repulse an army whose general does the above.
  能这样去指挥军队，纵然天下有善于用兵的人，也是不能抗拒他的。
• At this stage we shall still have to repulse a certain number of offensive campaigns the enemy may launch at the front.
  在这个时期内，还要打退正面敌人一些可能的战役进攻。
• 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。