Repulse



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 驱逐, 击退; 厌恶; n. 驱逐, 击退, 厌恶
• ［英］ v. 驱逐, 击退 ( repel) ; 厌恶 ( to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial) ; n. 驱逐, 击退, 厌恶 ( rebuff, rejection)
• ［记］ re ( 反) +pulse ( 推) -> 推出去 -> 击退

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (~d; repulsing)

• Etymology: Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere to repel
• Date: 15th century
• 1. to drive or beat back ; repel
• 2. to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial
• 3. to cause repulsion in

II. noun

• Date: 1533
• 1. rebuff, rejection
• 2. the action of repelling an attacker ; the fact of being repelled

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