drive back (an attack or attacking enemy) by force
(对来犯之敌)击退,赶走
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rioters tried to storm Interior Ministry buildings but were repulsed by police .暴乱分子试图攻下内政部大楼但被警察击退。
fail to welcome (friendly advances or the person making them); rebuff
(对友好表示或作友好表示者)坚拒,回绝
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she left, feeling hurt because she had been repulsed .好心却遭拒,她伤心地离开了。
refuse to accept (an offer)
拒绝接受(提议)
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his bid for the company was repulsed .他对该公司的出价未被接受。
(一般作
使反感,使厌恶
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audiences at early screenings of the film were repulsed by its brutality .电影初放映时片中的残忍镜头使观众反感。
the action of driving back an attacking force or of being driven back
击退;被击退
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the repulse of the invaders .入侵者的被击退。
[count noun]a discouraging response to friendly advances
(对友好表示的)拒绝
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his evasion of her scheme had been another repulse .他故意回避她的方案是对她的又一次拒绝。
"late Middle English: from Latin