repulse

verb · nounB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

repulses

V_ing/Gerund

repulsing

V_ed/pp

repulsed

1.
(transitive)To repel or drive back.
to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
2.
(transitive)To reject or rebuff.
to repulse a suitor
3.
(transitive)To cause revulsion in; to repel.
The smell of rotting food repulsed me.
I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

repulses

1.
The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
2.
Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced, rather than as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.