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单词 repulsing
释义
repulsing
present participle ofrepulse
repulse
verb
formal
uk
/rɪˈpʌls/us
/rɪˈpʌls/

repulseverb(PUSH AWAY)

[T]
topushaway orrefusesomething or someoneunwanted,especiallytosuccessfullystopaphysicalattackagainst you:
Theenemyattackwasquicklyrepulsed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Responding to an attack
  • beat
  • beatsomeoneoff
  • beatsomeone/somethingback
  • capitulate
  • counter-assault
  • counterattack
  • countercharge
  • fendsomeoneoff
  • fight
  • hold
  • parry
  • pull
  • pull back
  • repel
  • repulse
  • resist
  • resistance
  • retreat
  • strike
  • white flag
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Refusing & rejecting

repulseverb(DISLIKE)

[Toften passive]
If something repulses you, itcausesyou to have astrongfeelingofdislike,disapproval, ordisgust:
Thetouristswere repulsedbythefilthyconditions.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inspiring dislike
  • aversive
  • cloy
  • disgust
  • dread
  • dreaded
  • gross
  • grosssomeoneout
  • ick
  • it makes me (want to) pukeidiom
  • non-charismatic
  • puke
  • repel
  • repulse
  • revolt
  • sick
  • unadmired
  • unbeloved
  • unlamented
(Definition ofrepulsingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrepulsing

repulsing

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

If there were attacks we should have to consider very carefully what to do, apart fromrepulsingthem.
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Will the ruses you use in your games of chance be of use inrepulsinghim?
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The besiegers lost over 300 menrepulsingthe sally.
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It creates a strong wind in the users hand capable ofrepulsingmost objects.
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This disrupted the knights who faced tough fighting beforerepulsingtheir enemies on this part of the field.
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Thisrepulsingforce is what causes propulsion in a system designed to take advantage of the phenomenon.
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Emplacements provide both offensive capabilities well as defensive ones such asrepulsingenemies back.
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The bishop said that had another prahu been found, they would have had a difficult time inrepulsingor destroying it.
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The faujdar succeeded inrepulsingthem, though in the process he was seriously wounded and a number of his troops also perished.
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Awang returned fire,repulsingevery attempt by the bandits to advance, despite suffering a severe wound to his right arm.
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Donnally's, they were by their courage highly instrumental inrepulsingthem.
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A chain of blockhouses and other defensive positions had been prepared, and early in the siege the garrison succeeded inrepulsingseveral determined attacks by the commando.
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The foot of gastropods is covered with a thin layer of this mucus, which is used for a variety of functions, including adherence, lubrication,repulsingpredators and also during reproduction.
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