Repellent
[ r?'p?l?nt ]
出國 Abroad
n. 反撥力，排拒力;防水布，防水劑;驅蟲劑;消腫藥;
adj. 拒人于排斥的，千里之外的;令人厭惡的;防水的;相斥的;
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re向后，相反+pell推+ent形容詞后綴，…的 → 擊退的，擊回的，排斥的
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The idea of doing that is repellent to him.
一想到做那種事他就惡心。
Of late years, John Barton had had a repellent power.
近年來約翰·巴頓身上有一種拒人于千里之外的力量。
Oaths and vile language of any sort had always been repellent to me.
無論哪一種咒罵和卑污的語言，我一向都討厭的。
His ugly face was repellent to her.
他的丑陋面孔使她產生反感。
The report was repellent.
這個匯報真是不如人意。
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能把人推遠的
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-pul-表示“推”
常見變體有-pel-
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repellent
adj
1 ~ (to sb) arousing distaste or disgust; repulsive 令人厭惡的; 使人反感的; 可憎的
the repellent smell of rotting meat 腐肉的難聞氣味
I find his selfishness repellent. 我很討厭他那麼自私.
The very idea of sniffing glue is repellent to me. 我一想到吸膠毒就感到惡心.
2 that cannot be penetrated by a specified substance 某種物質無法穿透的; 防...的
a water-repellent fabric 防水織物. n [U]
1 chemical that repels insects 驅蟲劑
Rub some of this mosquito-repellent on your legs. 你在腿上搽點驅蚊劑吧.
2 substance used to make fabric, leather, etc waterproof （涂在織物、 皮革等上的）防水劑.
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*[ri'pel?nt]a. 抵抗的, 排斥的, 令人討厭的, 防水的n. 防水布, 防護劑【化】 驅避劑【醫】 驅除的, 驅散的, 消腫的, 驅除藥, 消腫藥
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She complained, with reason, that she had been underpaid.
她抱怨她的工資一直很低，這也不無道理。
What is happening down there?
下面發生什么事情？
Thank you for the beautiful present!
感謝你漂亮的禮物！