| 单词 | repellent |
| 释义 | repellent (once / 4286 pages) 1adjn 2adj How can you tell that something is repellent? You dislike it so much, you want nothing to do with it. If something is repellent, it is highly offensive or disgusting. To correctly pronounce repellent, accent the second syllable: "ruh-PELL-unt." Being repellent is sometimes a good thing, like when you're camping — your water-repellent tent gets you through a rainstorm and bug repellent keeps you free of itchy bites. The word originates from the Old French word repeller, meaning "to drive away, remove." WORD FAMILYrepellent: repellently, repellents+/repel: repellant, repelled, repellent, repelling, repels, repulsive/repellant: repellantly, repellants/repelling: repellingly/repulsive: repulsively, repulsiveness/repulsiveness: repulsivenesses USAGE EXAMPLESThat is not what Trump seems to think breasts are for and he finds it repellent. Salon(Dec 23, 2016) Beam believes Wilson’s most egregious transgression was assuming he understood the forces that shaped Nabokov, a presumption Nabokov found repellent. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) Your skin gets so sore and you can’t even use much insect repellent in case the jaguars smell you. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) 1 1adj serving or tending to repel I find his obsequiousness repellent Syn rebarbative, repellant unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings 2adj incapable of absorbing or mixing with a water- repellent fabric Syn resistant nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) 3n a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water Syn|Hyper repellant chemical compound, compound (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight 4n a chemical substance that repels animals Syn|Hypo|Hyper repellant insect repellant, insect repellent, insectifuge a chemical substance that repels insects chemical compound, compound (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight 5n the power to repel 2she knew many repellents to his advances Syn|Hyper repellant power, powerfulness possession of controlling influence adj highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust the idea of eating meat is repellent to me Syn disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses |
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