
repellent基本信息
读法:英 [rɪ"pel(ə)nt] 美 [rɪ"pɛlənt]
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英英释义
Noun:
"I find his obsequiousness repellent"
"distasteful language"
"a loathsome disease"
"the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"
"revolting food"
"a wicked stench"
"plastic highly resistant to steam and water"
中英词源
repellent 厌恶的,隔绝的
来自 repel,击退,驱逐。比喻用法。
- repellent (adj.)
- also repellant, 1640s, from Latin repellentem (nominative repelens), present participle of repellere (see repel). Originally of medicines (that reduced tumors); meaning "distasteful, disagreeable" first recorded 1797.
- repellent (n.)
- also repellant, 1660s, "medicine that reduces tumors," from repellent (adj.). As "substance that repels insects," 1908.
词态变化
复数 repellents;
权威造句
- 1. She still found the place repellent.
- 她还是觉得这个地方令人厌恶。
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- 2. Their political ideas are repellent to most people.
- 他们的政治观点令大多数人反感。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. a spray-on water repellent for shoes
- 喷涂式皮鞋防水剂
来自《权威词典》
- 4. They sprayed aerosol insect repellent into the faces of police.
- 他们将喷雾驱虫剂喷在了警察的脸上.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful; I find his obsequiousness repellent.
- 他变得令人讨厌、易发怒,怀有恶意; 我发现他的奉承令人厌恶.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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记忆方法
1、re- "back" + pell- "drive" + -ent.
2、含义:drive back.
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