及物动词
不及物动词
1. 击退;驱逐
When an army repels an attack, they successfully fight and drive back soldiers from another army who have attacked them.
2. (磁极、电荷之间)排斥
When a magnetic pole repels another magnetic pole, it gives out a force that pushes the other pole away. You can also say that two magnetic poles repel each other or that they repel .
3. 使厌恶;使讨厌
If something repels you, you find it horrible and disgusting.
1. reject outright and bluntly
e.g. She snubbed his proposal
2. force or drive back
e.g. repel the attacker
fight off the onslaught
rebuff the attack
Synonym: repulsefight offrebuffdrive back
3. cause to move back by force or influence
e.g. repel the enemy
push back the urge to smoke
beat back the invaders
Synonym: driverepulseforce backpush backbeat back
4. be repellent to
cause aversion in
Synonym: repulse
5. fill with distaste
e.g. This spoilt food disgusts me