(亦作repellant)
1
- often in combination able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance抗…的, 防…的：
water-repellent nylon.
防水尼龙。
2
- causing disgust or distaste令人反感的, 令人厌恶的：
the idea was slightly repellent to her.
这个想法有点令她生厌。
1
- a substance that dissuades particular insects or other pests from approaching or settling驱虫剂：
a flea repellent.
跳蚤驱除剂。
2
- a substance used to treat something, especially fabric or stone, so as to make it impervious to water（尤指涂于织物或石头上的）防水剂：
treat brick with a silicone water repellent.
用硅树脂防水剂处理砖块。
派生词
repellence
nounrepellency
nounrepellently
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- 'driving back', from the verb repellere （see REPEL）.