repellent

adjective

/rɪˈpelənt/

repellent (to somebody) (formal) very unpleasant; causing strong dislike使人反感的；令人厌恶的 synonym repulsive
- I found the pictures repellent.我觉得这些照片令人厌恶。
- Their political ideas are repellent to most people.他们的政治观点令大多数人反感。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- find somebody/something
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
(in compounds构成复合词) not letting a particular substance, especially water, pass through it防…的；隔绝…的
- water-repellent cloth防水布
- mutually repellent substances such as oil and water如油和水这类不融合的物质

词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

repellent

noun

/rɪˈpelənt/

[uncountable, countable]

a substance that is used for keeping insects away from you驱虫剂
- (an) insect repellent驱虫剂
- mosquito repellent驱蚊剂
a substance that is used on cloth, stone, etc. to prevent water from passing through it防水剂
- (a) water repellent防水剂

词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

词汇	repellent
释义	repellent adjective /rɪˈpelənt/ /rɪˈpelənt/ repellent (to somebody) (formal) very unpleasant; causing strong dislike使人反感的；令人厌恶的 synonym repulsive I found the pictures repellent.我觉得这些照片令人厌恶。 Their political ideas are repellent to most people.他们的政治观点令大多数人反感。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be find somebody/something adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to (in compounds构成复合词) not letting a particular substance, especially water, pass through it防…的；隔绝…的 water-repellent cloth防水布 mutually repellent substances such as oil and water如油和水这类不融合的物质词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’. repellent noun /rɪˈpelənt/ /rɪˈpelənt/ [uncountable, countable] a substance that is used for keeping insects away from you驱虫剂 (an) insect repellent驱虫剂 mosquito repellent驱蚊剂 a substance that is used on cloth, stone, etc. to prevent water from passing through it防水剂 (a) water repellent防水剂词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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