repulse

ri'pʌls

托福GRE

n an instance of driving away or warding off
v force or drive back
v be repellent to; cause aversion in
v cause to move back by force or influence

n. 击退, 拒绝
vt. 厌恶, 击退, 拒绝

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使用频率

repulse 由前缀 re-（表示反复或回）和词根 pulse（表示推或驱动）组成，整体意思是“推回去”或“抵制”。

例句

1. The army was able to repulse the enemy's attack successfully.

军队成功地击退了敌人的攻击。

2. She felt repulsed by his rude behavior at the party.

她对他在聚会上的粗鲁行为感到厌恶。

3. The new security system can repulse any unauthorized access.

新的安全系统可以拒绝任何未经授权的访问。