Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11198
repel
击退；驱退
force or drive back
- 1.
To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
拒绝,推开(请求、要求等)
- 2.
To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
抵御(恶意影响、攻击等)
- 3.
To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
击退(攻击者、进攻力量等)
- 4.
To force away by means of a repulsive force.
通过排斥力驱赶
- 5.
To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.
使反感或厌恶
- 6.
To save (a shot).
扑救(射门)
使厌恶；使反感；抵制；排斥；拒绝,推开(请求、要求等)；抵御(恶意影响、攻击等)；击退(攻击者、进攻力量等)
In use
The army used tear gas to repel the attackers.
The smell of the garbage repelled me, so I walked away.
Like poles of magnets repel each other, while opposite poles attract.
repel + noun phrase
The army repelled the attack.
军队击退了进攻。
repel + noun phrase + from + noun phrase
The guard repelled the intruder from the building.
警卫将闯入者逐出大楼。
repel + noun phrase (cause aversion)
repel 可表示“使厌恶”，主语常为事物，宾语为人。
The smell repelled him.
Connections
Collocations
- repel an attack
- 击退进攻
- The soldiers managed to repel the attack.士兵们设法击退了进攻。
- repel invaders
- 击退入侵者
- The fortress was built to repel invaders.这座堡垒是为击退入侵者而建的。
- repel mosquitoes
- 驱蚊
- This spray effectively repels mosquitoes.这种喷雾剂能有效驱蚊。
- repel temptation
- 抵制诱惑
- She tried to repel the temptation to check her phone.她试图抵制看手机的诱惑。
- repel water
- 防水，使水不渗透
- This fabric is treated to repel water.这种布料经过处理，能防水。
- repel a shot
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 repel 先想到驱虫剂 repellent：往身上一喷，虫子就被‘击退’了。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：military operations、physics textbooks、sports commentary repel 的语体会随搭配和场景变化：军事、物理、体育等语境中比较常见，日常口语里不算高频，通常更偏书面或正式。选词时需根据具体搭配判断语气。
Grammar Note
常用作及物动词，表示‘击退’或‘使厌恶’；不及物时表示‘相互排斥’
Pronunciation & Spelling
compel, expel, impel, and propel rhyme with repel (/rɪˈpɛl/). Rebel as a verb also rhymes, but as a noun it is pronounced /ˈrɛbəl/. Beware of repeal, which looks similar but is pronounced /rɪˈpiːl/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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