repulsion
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈpʌlʃn/🇺🇸 US/ri'pʌlʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
A strong feeling of disgust or aversion; the physical force that pushes bodies of like charge apart.
厌恶,反感;(物理)排斥力
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon 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 deep repulsion toward the corrupt politician's behavior.
- 2.
In physics, magnetic repulsion occurs when two like poles are brought together.
- 3.
His repulsion at the graphic images was visible on his face.