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repel
英 [rɪˈpel]
[VERB]
repels , repelling , repelled
1. [T 及物动词] 击退 , 打退
When an army repels an attack, they successfully fight and drive back soldiers from another army who have attacked them.
双语例句
例：They have fifty thousand troops along the border ready to repel any attack.
他们有5万人的军队驻扎在边界，随时准备击退任何进攻。
2. [T 及物动词] 使厌恶 , 使反感
If something repels you, you find it horrible and disgusting.
近义词
双语例句
例：a violent excitement that frightened and repelled her.
使她害怕和厌恶的强烈兴奋感。
3. [RECIP 相互动词] 排斥 , （磁极间）相斥
When a magnetic pole repels another magnetic pole, it gives out a force that pushes the other pole away. You can also say that two magnetic poles repel each other or that they repel.