单词 | repulse |
释义 | repulse —repulser, n. /ri puls"/, v. , repulsed, repulsing, n. v.t. 1. to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant. 2. to repel with denial, discourtesy, or the like; refuse or reject. 3. to cause feelings of repulsion in: The scenes of violence in the film may repulse some viewers. n. 4. the act of repelling. 5. the fact of being repelled, as in hostile encounter. 6. a refusal or rejection. [1375-1425; late ME < L repulsus, ptp. of repellere to REPEL] Syn. 2. rebuff, spurn, shun, snub. |
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