Definition of repulsive in English:

repulsive

adjective rɪˈpʌlsɪvrəˈpəlsɪv

1Arousing intense distaste or disgust.
使人厌恶的，令人反感的
a repulsive smell
难闻的气味。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's jarring and offensive and leaves one with nothing but repulsive images that linger on afterwards.
- They've all done things that are repulsive and disgusting, and each one is probably haunted by that.
- As Power points out, this was a morally repulsive and even ‘maddening’ conception, although it accurately reflected political realities.
- Whilst we gained a sense of Caliban's non-humanness, we lost much sense of him as a gross, repulsive creature.
- One of the final panels proffers Der Führer's personal opinion of his adversary: ‘He is an utterly amoral, repulsive creature.’
- A long sequence set in a park, in which Walter loses his willpower and sparks a somewhat risqué dialogue with a young girl, becomes increasingly nauseating and repulsive as it continues.
- After overcoming the natural reluctance to confront those in power, students began to comment, telling their presenters just how repulsive, immoral, and disgusting the idea was.
- It i s mildly repulsive in its crude vulgarity, but strangely and inexplicably alluring.
- Killing a human being is always a repulsive act, but at times it is unavoidable, as in self-defense, or in war.
- However, by the time he arrives it's becoming clear to Preston and the audience alike exactly how repulsive a mindset the Clerics? one is.
- Both these views of what Karl Marx called ‘the ugly revolution, the repulsive revolution’ were subsequently published as engravings in the periodical L' Illustration.
- Others felt that the portrait was rather repulsive.
- he knows this is repulsive and that's why he comes out with it).
- It is perhaps the most disgusting, grotesque and repulsive thing ever shown on television.
- Cronenberg fashions a remake of the cheesy 1958 original that is by turns funny, poignant, repulsive, and intense.
- She is always slightly repulsive, and that is why I wanted those puppies to look miserable.
- There are lots of these scriptwriting guides around - all repulsive and attractive at the same time.
- The ads for the new acid blockers like Tagamet, I think, are quite repulsive.
- Story wise, it's Mr. Bean, perhaps a little gentler and less repulsive than Rowan Atkinson in the flesh, but very very funny.
Synonyms
revolting, disgusting, abhorrent, repellent, repugnant, offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, nasty, loathsome, sickening, nauseating, stomach-churning, stomach-turning, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, reprehensible, deplorable, insufferable, intolerable, despicable, contemptible, beyond the pale, unspeakable, noxious, horrendous, heinous, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, unsavoury, unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, dislikeable, off-putting, uninviting, displeasing
ugly, as ugly as sin, hideous, grotesque, gruesome, unsightly, reptilian
North American vomitous
informal ghastly, horrible, horrid, God-awful, gross, putrid, sick-making, sick, yucky, icky, fugly
British informal beastly
Northern Irish informal bogging
North American informal skanky
New Zealand informal huckery
literary noisome
archaic disgustful, scurvy, loathly
rare rebarbative
2Relating to repulsion between physical objects.
（与）斥力（有关）的
3archaic Lacking friendliness or sympathy.
〈古〉不友善的，冷漠的

Derivatives

repulsively

adverbrɪˈpʌlsɪvlirəˈpəlsɪvli

His body was completely encased in huge disfiguring boils which caused his body to swell up repulsively.
Example sentencesExamples
- The judge told Wilson he behaved repulsively by taking the man's money knowing that he would be unable to pay it back.
- Gabrielle paused and looked at me shrewdly and repulsively.
- The weather is getting repulsively hot today.
- Her cheeks turned bright red, but looked up at Evan anyhow, ready for him to look at her repulsively.

repulsiveness

noun rɪˈpʌlsɪvnəsrəˈpəlsɪvnəs

Their repulsiveness was part of their glamour.
Example sentencesExamples
- They pretended to be tough, but really they just used their number, lack of following rules, and repulsiveness against people.
- The repulsiveness of the action overrode the pity, however.
- Here's our short ten worst list, in order of repulsiveness.
- In proportion as the repulsiveness of the work increases, the wage decreases.

Rhymes

compulsive, convulsive, impulsive, propulsive

Definition of repulsive in US English:

repulsive

adjectiverəˈpəlsivrəˈpəlsɪv

1Arousing intense distaste or disgust.
使人厌恶的，令人反感的
a repulsive smell
难闻的气味。
Example sentencesExamples
- Cronenberg fashions a remake of the cheesy 1958 original that is by turns funny, poignant, repulsive, and intense.
- It i s mildly repulsive in its crude vulgarity, but strangely and inexplicably alluring.
- However, by the time he arrives it's becoming clear to Preston and the audience alike exactly how repulsive a mindset the Clerics? one is.
- Both these views of what Karl Marx called ‘the ugly revolution, the repulsive revolution’ were subsequently published as engravings in the periodical L' Illustration.
- Killing a human being is always a repulsive act, but at times it is unavoidable, as in self-defense, or in war.
- After overcoming the natural reluctance to confront those in power, students began to comment, telling their presenters just how repulsive, immoral, and disgusting the idea was.
- Whilst we gained a sense of Caliban's non-humanness, we lost much sense of him as a gross, repulsive creature.
- It's jarring and offensive and leaves one with nothing but repulsive images that linger on afterwards.
- They've all done things that are repulsive and disgusting, and each one is probably haunted by that.
- It is perhaps the most disgusting, grotesque and repulsive thing ever shown on television.
- A long sequence set in a park, in which Walter loses his willpower and sparks a somewhat risqué dialogue with a young girl, becomes increasingly nauseating and repulsive as it continues.
- Others felt that the portrait was rather repulsive.
- One of the final panels proffers Der Führer's personal opinion of his adversary: ‘He is an utterly amoral, repulsive creature.’
- As Power points out, this was a morally repulsive and even ‘maddening’ conception, although it accurately reflected political realities.
- The ads for the new acid blockers like Tagamet, I think, are quite repulsive.
- Story wise, it's Mr. Bean, perhaps a little gentler and less repulsive than Rowan Atkinson in the flesh, but very very funny.
- She is always slightly repulsive, and that is why I wanted those puppies to look miserable.
- he knows this is repulsive and that's why he comes out with it).
- There are lots of these scriptwriting guides around - all repulsive and attractive at the same time.
Synonyms
revolting, disgusting, abhorrent, repellent, repugnant, offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, nasty, loathsome, sickening, nauseating, stomach-churning, stomach-turning, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, reprehensible, deplorable, insufferable, intolerable, despicable, contemptible, beyond the pale, unspeakable, noxious, horrendous, heinous, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, unsavoury, unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, dislikeable, off-putting, uninviting, displeasing
2Relating to repulsion between physical objects.
（与）斥力（有关）的
3archaic Lacking friendliness or sympathy.
〈古〉不友善的，冷漠的

单词	repulsive
释义	Definition of repulsive in English: repulsive adjective rɪˈpʌlsɪvrəˈpəlsɪv 1Arousing intense distaste or disgust. 使人厌恶的，令人反感的 a repulsive smell 难闻的气味。 Example sentencesExamples It's jarring and offensive and leaves one with nothing but repulsive images that linger on afterwards. They've all done things that are repulsive and disgusting, and each one is probably haunted by that. As Power points out, this was a morally repulsive and even ‘maddening’ conception, although it accurately reflected political realities. Whilst we gained a sense of Caliban's non-humanness, we lost much sense of him as a gross, repulsive creature. One of the final panels proffers Der Führer's personal opinion of his adversary: ‘He is an utterly amoral, repulsive creature.’ A long sequence set in a park, in which Walter loses his willpower and sparks a somewhat risqué dialogue with a young girl, becomes increasingly nauseating and repulsive as it continues. After overcoming the natural reluctance to confront those in power, students began to comment, telling their presenters just how repulsive, immoral, and disgusting the idea was. It i s mildly repulsive in its crude vulgarity, but strangely and inexplicably alluring. Killing a human being is always a repulsive act, but at times it is unavoidable, as in self-defense, or in war. However, by the time he arrives it's becoming clear to Preston and the audience alike exactly how repulsive a mindset the Clerics? one is. Both these views of what Karl Marx called ‘the ugly revolution, the repulsive revolution’ were subsequently published as engravings in the periodical L' Illustration. Others felt that the portrait was rather repulsive. he knows this is repulsive and that's why he comes out with it). It is perhaps the most disgusting, grotesque and repulsive thing ever shown on television. Cronenberg fashions a remake of the cheesy 1958 original that is by turns funny, poignant, repulsive, and intense. She is always slightly repulsive, and that is why I wanted those puppies to look miserable. There are lots of these scriptwriting guides around - all repulsive and attractive at the same time. The ads for the new acid blockers like Tagamet, I think, are quite repulsive. Story wise, it's Mr. Bean, perhaps a little gentler and less repulsive than Rowan Atkinson in the flesh, but very very funny. Synonyms revolting, disgusting, abhorrent, repellent, repugnant, offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, nasty, loathsome, sickening, nauseating, stomach-churning, stomach-turning, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, reprehensible, deplorable, insufferable, intolerable, despicable, contemptible, beyond the pale, unspeakable, noxious, horrendous, heinous, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, unsavoury, unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, dislikeable, off-putting, uninviting, displeasing ugly, as ugly as sin, hideous, grotesque, gruesome, unsightly, reptilian North American vomitous informal ghastly, horrible, horrid, God-awful, gross, putrid, sick-making, sick, yucky, icky, fugly British informal beastly Northern Irish informal bogging North American informal skanky New Zealand informal huckery literary noisome archaic disgustful, scurvy, loathly rare rebarbative 2Relating to repulsion between physical objects. （与）斥力（有关）的 3archaic Lacking friendliness or sympathy. 〈古〉不友善的，冷漠的 Derivatives repulsively adverbrɪˈpʌlsɪvlirəˈpəlsɪvli His body was completely encased in huge disfiguring boils which caused his body to swell up repulsively. Example sentencesExamples The judge told Wilson he behaved repulsively by taking the man's money knowing that he would be unable to pay it back. Gabrielle paused and looked at me shrewdly and repulsively. The weather is getting repulsively hot today. Her cheeks turned bright red, but looked up at Evan anyhow, ready for him to look at her repulsively. repulsiveness noun rɪˈpʌlsɪvnəsrəˈpəlsɪvnəs Their repulsiveness was part of their glamour. Example sentencesExamples They pretended to be tough, but really they just used their number, lack of following rules, and repulsiveness against people. The repulsiveness of the action overrode the pity, however. Here's our short ten worst list, in order of repulsiveness. In proportion as the repulsiveness of the work increases, the wage decreases. Rhymes compulsive, convulsive, impulsive, propulsive Definition of repulsive in US English: repulsive adjectiverəˈpəlsivrəˈpəlsɪv 1Arousing intense distaste or disgust. 使人厌恶的，令人反感的 a repulsive smell 难闻的气味。 Example sentencesExamples Cronenberg fashions a remake of the cheesy 1958 original that is by turns funny, poignant, repulsive, and intense. It i s mildly repulsive in its crude vulgarity, but strangely and inexplicably alluring. However, by the time he arrives it's becoming clear to Preston and the audience alike exactly how repulsive a mindset the Clerics? one is. Both these views of what Karl Marx called ‘the ugly revolution, the repulsive revolution’ were subsequently published as engravings in the periodical L' Illustration. Killing a human being is always a repulsive act, but at times it is unavoidable, as in self-defense, or in war. After overcoming the natural reluctance to confront those in power, students began to comment, telling their presenters just how repulsive, immoral, and disgusting the idea was. Whilst we gained a sense of Caliban's non-humanness, we lost much sense of him as a gross, repulsive creature. It's jarring and offensive and leaves one with nothing but repulsive images that linger on afterwards. They've all done things that are repulsive and disgusting, and each one is probably haunted by that. It is perhaps the most disgusting, grotesque and repulsive thing ever shown on television. A long sequence set in a park, in which Walter loses his willpower and sparks a somewhat risqué dialogue with a young girl, becomes increasingly nauseating and repulsive as it continues. Others felt that the portrait was rather repulsive. One of the final panels proffers Der Führer's personal opinion of his adversary: ‘He is an utterly amoral, repulsive creature.’ As Power points out, this was a morally repulsive and even ‘maddening’ conception, although it accurately reflected political realities. The ads for the new acid blockers like Tagamet, I think, are quite repulsive. Story wise, it's Mr. Bean, perhaps a little gentler and less repulsive than Rowan Atkinson in the flesh, but very very funny. She is always slightly repulsive, and that is why I wanted those puppies to look miserable. he knows this is repulsive and that's why he comes out with it). There are lots of these scriptwriting guides around - all repulsive and attractive at the same time. Synonyms revolting, disgusting, abhorrent, repellent, repugnant, offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, nasty, loathsome, sickening, nauseating, stomach-churning, stomach-turning, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, reprehensible, deplorable, insufferable, intolerable, despicable, contemptible, beyond the pale, unspeakable, noxious, horrendous, heinous, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, unsavoury, unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, dislikeable, off-putting, uninviting, displeasing 2Relating to repulsion between physical objects. （与）斥力（有关）的 3archaic Lacking friendliness or sympathy. 〈古〉不友善的，冷漠的
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