repulsion

Definitions

re- (back) + puls (push) + -ion (state/act) = the noun of repel. Two senses run in parallel: the feeling of being pushed away (disgust) and the physical force that pushes apart (magnetic repulsion).

Common Collocations

• 1.feel repulsion感到厌恶
• 2.magnetic repulsion磁斥力
• 3.sense of repulsion厌恶感
• 4.mutual repulsion相互排斥

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She felt a wave of repulsion at the sight of the wound.

• 2.

  Electrostatic repulsion keeps the particles apart.