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| /rɪˈpel/ |
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| 1 | T if something repels you , you think that it is extremely unpleasant and you want to avoid it 使厌恶；使不愉快 |
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| 2 | T to keep something away or prevent it from entering something 驱逐；抵御 | The wheat is genetically engineered to repel insects. 对小麦进行了基因培植以抵御害虫。 | | boots that have been specially treated to repel moisture 经特殊处理的防潮靴 | | | 2a | I/T if one thing repels another , an electrical or magnetic force pushes them away from each other 排斥 | | |
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| 3 | T to force someone who is attacking to move back or stop attacking 击退 | Using water cannons and tear gas, police repelled protesters outside the US embassy. 警察使用水枪和催泪瓦斯驱散了美国大使馆外的抗议者。 | |
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| 4 | T to be unwilling to accept something 抵制；不愿接受 | a very private woman, who unconsciously repelled any attempts at intimacy 一个非常孤僻的女人，不自觉地回绝了任何想与她接近的人 | |
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