repel

repel
(repelled, repelling)
[with obj.]

drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away
击退，赶走，驱逐
government units sought to repel the rebels.
政府军试图击退叛军。
■[with obj.](of a magnetic pole or electric field) force (something similarly magnetized or charged) away from itself
（磁极或电场）排斥
electrically charged objects attract or repel one another.
带电的物体互相吸引或排斥。
[no obj.]like poles repel and unlike poles attract.
同极相斥，异极相吸。
■(of a substance) resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)
（物质）与…不融合，抗，抵御
boots with good-quality leather uppers to repel moisture.
用优质皮革做鞋帮的防潮皮靴。
be repulsive or distasteful to
使反感，使厌恶
she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath.
他的呼吸中总有酒味，这令她感到厌恶。
(formal)refuse to accept (something, especially an argument or theory)
(正式)拒绝接受（尤指论点或理论）
the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt's solicitor was repelled.
由破产方律师提出的所谓留置权被拒绝了。

派生
repeller
noun
语源

late Middle English: from Latin repellere, from re- 'back' + pellere 'to drive'

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