Repel Drive Verb Repelled B C Aversion Vn

re·pel
\\ri-ˈpel\\ verb
(re·pelled ; re·pel·ling)transitive verb
1.
  a. to drive back :

repulse

  b. to fight against :

resist

2.

turn away

,

reject

    repelled the insinuation
3.
  a. to drive away :

discourage

      foul words and frowns must not repel a lover — Shakespeare
  b. to be incapable of adhering to, mixing with, taking up, or holding
  c. to force away or apart or tend to do so by mutual action at a distance
4. to cause aversion in :

disgust

intransitive verb
: to cause aversion
• re·pel·ler noun

repel
  c.1421, "to drive away, remove," from O.Fr. repeller, from L. repellere "to drive back," from re- "back" + pellere "to drive, strike" (see pulse (1)). Meaning "to affect (a person) with distaste or aversion" is from 1817. Repellent (adj.) is recorded from 1643, from L. repellentem, prp. of repellere; originally of medicines (that reduced tumors); meaning "distasteful, disagreeable" first recorded 1797. The noun sense of "substance that repels insects" first recorded 1908.

repel
repel / ri5pel / verb (-ll-)
1. [VN] (formal) to successfully fight sb who is attacking you, your country, etc. and drive them away
   击退；驱逐:
   to repel an attack / invasion / invader
   击退进攻/入侵；驱逐入侵者
   Troops repelled an attempt to infiltrate the south of the island.
   部队挫败了对该岛南部的渗透企图。
  (figurative) The reptile's prickly skin repels nearly all of its predators.
   这种爬行动物浑身是刺,几乎所有的捕食者都退避三舍。
2. [VN] to drive, push or keep sth away
   推开；赶走；驱除:
   a cream that repels insects
   驱除昆虫的乳剂
   The fabric has been treated to repel water.
   这种织物进行过防水处理。
3. [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to make sb feel horror or disgust
   使恐惧；使厌恶
   SYN 

disgust

,

repulse

:
   I was repelled by the smell.
   这种气味让我恶心。
4. (technical 术语) if six thing repels another, or if ten things repel each other, an electrical or

magnetic

force pushes them apart
   排斥；相斥:
  ▪ [VN]
   Like poles repel each other.
   同极相斥。
  ▪ [also V]
   OPP 

attract

⇨ see also

repulsion

,

repulsive

repel verb

re·pel
\rə̇ˈpel, rēˈp-\ verb
(repelled ; repelled ; repelling ; repels)
Etymology: Middle English repellen, from Latin repellere, from re- + pellere to drive — more at
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to drive back : beat off :
  < repel the enemy >
  < execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions — U.S. Constitution >
  < repel onslaughts by starveling barbarians — V.G.Childe >
 b. : to fight against :
  < cannot claim the assistance of the law in repelling the trade competition of rivals — C.A.Cooke >
 c. : to keep in check :
  < repel the temptation to take the easy way out >
 d. : to reverse the advance or movement of
  < the rocks repel the waves >
2. : to turn away : refuse to receive or credit :
 < repelled the suggestion when it was made to him and opposed it wherever he decently could — J.C.Fitzpatrick >
 < repelled the insinuation >
3.
 a. : to drive away :
  < foul words and frowns must not repel a lover — Shakespeare >
  < concerned about the effect his actions will have in attracting or repelling votes — E.N.Griswold >
 b. : to be incapable of adhering to, mixing with, taking up, or holding
  < a fabric that repels moisture >
  < oil repels water >
 c. : to force away or apart or tend to do so by mutual action at a distance
  < two like electric charges repel one another >
4. : to cause aversion in :
 < a tendency toward suspicion and sarcasm that repelled people — W.A.Swanberg >
 < their cold intelligence, their stereotyped, unremitting industry repel me — L.P.Smith >
intransitive verb
: to cause aversion : exercise repulsion
 < so malodorous as to be more calculated to repel than to invite — Irish Digest >

 < when a picture of little merit attracts or a recognized masterpiece repels — C.W.H.Johnson >