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repellent n.驱虫剂；防水剂adj.令人厌恶的；排斥的；驱除的；防水的 (1) 接着我们又去参观了另一个同样令人厌恶的地方。(2) 对她而言,他的行为是令人感到排斥的。 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."

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英 [rɪ'pelənt] 美 [rɪ'pelənt] (1) Then we passed on to an equally repellent sight.(2) His behavior was repellent to her. 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. The spelling repellant is also used for meaning 2. 义项2亦拼作repellant。1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]讨厌的；令人厌恶的；令人排斥的 If you think that something is horrible and disgusting you can say that it is repellent .   [FORMAL 正式]...a very large, very repellent toad...个头很大、令人生厌的癞蛤蟆She still found the place repellent.她还是觉得这个地方令人厌恶。2[N-MASS 物质名词]驱虫剂 Insect repellent is a product containing chemicals that you spray into the air or on your body in order to keep insects away.   [usu n N]...mosquito repellent.驱蚊剂

英语单词	repellent
英美音标	英 [rɪ'pelənt] 美 [rɪ'pelənt]
中文释义	n.驱虫剂；防水剂 adj.令人厌恶的；排斥的；驱除的；防水的
英语例句	(1) Then we passed on to an equally repellent sight. (2) His behavior was repellent to her.
中文例句	(1) 接着我们又去参观了另一个同样令人厌恶的地方。 (2) 对她而言,他的行为是令人感到排斥的。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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."
柯林斯解释	The spelling repellant is also used for meaning 2. 义项2亦拼作repellant。 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]讨厌的；令人厌恶的；令人排斥的 If you think that something is horrible and disgusting you can say that it is repellent . [FORMAL 正式] ...a very large, very repellent toad... 个头很大、令人生厌的癞蛤蟆 She still found the place repellent. 她还是觉得这个地方令人厌恶。 2 [N-MASS 物质名词]驱虫剂 Insect repellent is a product containing chemicals that you spray into the air or on your body in order to keep insects away. [usu n N] ...mosquito repellent. 驱蚊剂

Repellent Word Meaning 英 Rɪ'Pelənt] 美 Rɪ'Pelənt N.驱虫剂；防水剂 Adj.令人厌恶的；排斥的；驱除的；防水的