re·pulse
verb/rɪˈpʌls/
/rɪˈpʌls/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they repulse | /rɪˈpʌls/ /rɪˈpʌls/ |
| he / she / it repulses | /rɪˈpʌlsɪz/ /rɪˈpʌlsɪz/ |
| past simple repulsed | /rɪˈpʌlst/ /rɪˈpʌlst/ |
| past participle repulsed | /rɪˈpʌlst/ /rɪˈpʌlst/ |
| -ing form repulsing | /rɪˈpʌlsɪŋ/ /rɪˈpʌlsɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] repulse somebody to make somebody feel strong dislike
使厌恶；使反感 - I was repulsed by the horrible smell.
这种可怕的气味让我恶心。
- I was repulsed by the horrible smell.
- repulse somebody/something to fight somebody who is attacking you and drive them away
击退；打垮；驱逐 - to repulse an attack/invasion/offensive
击退一次进攻／入侵／攻势
- to repulse an attack/invasion/offensive
- repulse somebody/something to refuse to accept somebody’s help, attempts to be friendly, etc.
拒绝接受；回绝 - Each time I tried to help I was repulsed.
每次我想要帮忙都遭到了拒绝。 - She repulsed his advances.
她拒绝了他的追求。
- Each time I tried to help I was repulsed.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin repuls- ‘driven back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.