repellent

adjective

/rɪˈpelənt/

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repellent (to somebody) (formal) very unpleasant; causing strong dislike synonym repulsive
- I found the pictures repellent.
- Their political ideas are repellent to most people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- find somebody/something
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
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(in compounds) not letting a particular substance, especially water, pass through it
- water-repellent cloth
- mutually repellent substances such as oil and water

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

noun

/rɪˈpelənt/

[uncountable, countable]

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a substance that is used for keeping insects away from you
- (an) insect repellent
- mosquito repellent
a substance that is used on cloth, stone, etc. to prevent water from passing through it
- (a) water repellent

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

单词	repellent
释义	repellent adjective /rɪˈpelənt/ /rɪˈpelənt/ jump to other results repellent (to somebody) (formal) very unpleasant; causing strong dislike synonym repulsive I found the pictures repellent. Their political ideas are repellent to most people. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be find somebody/something adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry (in compounds) not letting a particular substance, especially water, pass through it water-repellent cloth mutually repellent substances such as oil and water Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’. repellent noun /rɪˈpelənt/ /rɪˈpelənt/ [uncountable, countable] jump to other results a substance that is used for keeping insects away from you (an) insect repellent mosquito repellent a substance that is used on cloth, stone, etc. to prevent water from passing through it (a) water repellent Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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