repulsive

adjective

/rɪˈpʌlsɪv/

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causing a feeling of strong dislike; very unpleasant synonym disgusting
- a repulsive sight/smell/habit
- What a repulsive man!
Synonyms disgusting
disgusting
- foul
- revolting
- repulsive
- offensive
- gross
These words all describe something, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill.
- disgusting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill:
  What a disgusting smell!
- foul dirty, and tasting or smelling bad:
  She could smell his foul breath.
- revolting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill:
  The stew looked revolting.
disgusting or revolting?Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English.
- repulsive (rather formal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill. Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons.
- offensive (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant.
- gross (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant.
Patterns
- disgusting/repulsive/offensive to somebody
- to find somebody/something disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive
- to smell/taste disgusting/foul/gross
- a(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell
- a disgusting/revolting/gross habit
- disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour
- a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person
Extra Examples
- She found the idea deeply repulsive.
- The very thought seems repulsive.
- He found her habits quite repulsive.
Topics Appearancec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
(physics) causing repulsion (= a force that pushes away)
- repulsive forces

Word Originlate Middle English: from French répulsif, or from , -ive, from repellere ‘drive back’, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

单词	repulsive
释义	repulsive adjective /rɪˈpʌlsɪv/ /rɪˈpʌlsɪv/ jump to other results causing a feeling of strong dislike; very unpleasant synonym disgusting a repulsive sight/smell/habit What a repulsive man! Synonyms disgustingdisgusting foul revolting repulsive offensive gross These words all describe something, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill. disgusting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill: What a disgusting smell! foul dirty, and tasting or smelling bad: She could smell his foul breath. revolting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill: The stew looked revolting. disgusting or revolting?Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English. repulsive (rather formal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill. Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons. offensive (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant. gross (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant. Patterns disgusting/repulsive/offensive to somebody to find somebody/something disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive to smell/taste disgusting/foul/gross a(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell a disgusting/revolting/gross habit disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person Extra Examples She found the idea deeply repulsive. The very thought seems repulsive. He found her habits quite repulsive. Topics Appearancec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry (physics) causing repulsion (= a force that pushes away) repulsive forces Word Originlate Middle English: from French répulsif, or from , -ive, from repellere ‘drive back’, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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