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🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈpʌls/🇺🇸 US/ri'pʌls/
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To drive back or repel an attack; to reject or rebuff; to cause strong disgust in someone.
击退；拒绝；使厌恶
n.
The act of driving back an attack; a rejection or rebuff.
击退；拒绝；驳斥
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.repulse an attack击退进攻
- 2.repulse the enemy击退敌人
- 3.[repulse an advance]拒绝示好
- 4.utterly repulse彻底击退
Example Sentences
- 1.
The soldiers managed to repulse the enemy's attack at dawn.
- 2.
She repulsed his advances with a firm and cold refusal.
- 3.
The sight of the rotting food repulsed everyone in the kitchen.