re·pel·lent /rɪˈpɛlənt/
(a.)抵抗的,排斥的,討厭的,防水的防水布,防護劑
re·pel·lent /rɪˈpɛlənt/ 形容詞
驅蟲器,驅蟲劑,防水布,防護劑,排斥的,防水的,驅避劑,消腫藥,消腫的,相斥的
Re·pel·lent a. Driving back; able or tending to repel.
Re·pel·lent, n.
1. That which repels.
2. Med. A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
3. A kind of waterproof cloth.
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repellent
adj 1: serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and
prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness
repellent" [syn: rebarbative, repellant]
2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a
disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome
disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me";
"revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: disgusting, disgustful,
distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant,
repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky]
3: incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent
fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"
[syn: resistant]
n 1: a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
[syn: repellant]
2: a chemical substance that repels animals [syn: repellant]
3: the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his
advances" [syn: repellant]