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repel

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rɪˈpel
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"Repel"来自拉丁语"repellere",也就是"re-"(回,反)+"pellere"(推)。 衍生词有:repellant(使人反感的,可以驱赶的);repulsion(排斥,反感)。

释义

vt. 击退;抵制;使厌恶;使不愉快 [ 第三人称单数 repels 现在分词 repelling 过去式 repelled 过去分词 repelled ]

例句

They have fifty thousand troops along the border ready to repel any attack.
他们沿边界有5万军队,随时准备击退任何进攻。
Ants store food, repel attackers and use chemical signals to contact one another in case of attack.
蚂蚁储存食物,击退攻击者,并使用化学信号联系彼此以防被攻击。
Like poles repel each other.
同极相斥。

强化记忆

"Repel"和"repellent"(防水剂或者驱虫剂)以及"expel"(驱逐,开除)是一族的,其中"repel"表示驱赶或者拒绝接受的意思。"Repel"这个词来源于14世纪的“排斥、击退”,具有在物理和道德层面上“拒绝接受”的含义。

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The first one was that when helium atoms touch each other,they repel.The implication of that is that the wave function has to go to zero,
And since we all smell different and produce chemicals on our skinthat either attract or repel mosquitoes,some of us are just more attractive than others.
(Laughter)Now after sporulation, the spores repel.So, the house is no longer suitable for invasion.
that attract each other when they're far apartbut repel each other when they're close together.My equivalent of that statement
For example, you can ask yourself,how can the same material both attract and repel?If I take a magnet, is it useful if I can get one of them
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