drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away
击退,赶走,驱逐
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government units sought to repel the rebels .政府军试图击退叛军。
[with obj.](of a magnetic pole or electric field)force (something similarly magnetized or charged) away from itself
(磁极,电场)排斥
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electrically charged objects attract or repel one another 带电的物体互相吸引或排斥
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[no obj.]
like poles repel and unlike poles attract .同极相斥,异极相吸。
(of a substance)resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)
(物质)与…不融合,抗,抵御
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boots with good-quality leather uppers to repel moisture .用优质皮革做鞋帮的防潮皮靴。
be repulsive or distasteful to
使反感,使厌恶
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she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath .他的呼吸中总有酒味,这令她感到厌恶。
〈正式〉 拒绝接受(某事物,尤指论点或理论)
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the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt's solicitor was repelled .由破产方律师提出的所谓留置权被拒绝了。
"late Middle English: from Latin