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repel + noun phrase
The army repelled the attack.
军队击退了进攻。
击退；驱退
repels — third person singular of repel
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
击退；驱退
force or drive back
The army repelled the attack.
军队击退了进攻。
拒绝,推开(请求、要求等)
To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
抵御(恶意影响、攻击等)
To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
击退(攻击者、进攻力量等)
To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
通过排斥力驱赶
To force away by means of a repulsive force.
repel
Base
原形
repels
3rd person
第三人称单数
repelling
-ing
现在分词
repelled
Past
过去式
repelled
Past participle
过去分词
The spray repels mosquitoes.
这种喷雾能驱蚊。
规则动词，加-ed, -ing, -s
The army used tear gas to repel the attackers.
军队用催泪瓦斯击退了进攻者。
The smell of the garbage repelled me, so I walked away.
垃圾的气味使我厌恶，所以我走开了。
Like poles of magnets repel each other, while opposite poles attract.
磁铁的同极相互排斥，而异极相互吸引。
The army repelled the attack.
军队击退了进攻。
The guard repelled the intruder from the building.
警卫将闯入者逐出大楼。
repel 可表示“使厌恶”，主语常为事物，宾语为人。
The smell repelled him.
那气味使他感到厌恶。
物理或化学语境中，repel 可作不及物动词，意为“排斥”。
Opposite charges attract, like charges repel.
异性相吸，同性相斥。
Not this
The cream repels mosquitoes away.
Use this
The cream repels mosquitoes.
“repel”本身已包含“驱退”的意思，不必再加“away”，否则语义重复。
Not this
He repelled to the idea.
Use this
He was repelled by the idea.
“repel”是及物动词，后直接接宾语；表示“厌恶”时常用被动结构“be repelled by”，不需要介词“to”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
击退进攻
The soldiers managed to repel the attack.
士兵们设法击退了进攻。
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。
驱蚊
This spray effectively repels mosquitoes.
这种喷雾剂能有效驱蚊。
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。
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。
扑出一脚射门
The goalkeeper repelled the shot with a diving save.
守门员飞身扑出了那脚射门。
拒绝某人的追求
She eventually had to repel his advances politely but firmly.
她最终不得不礼貌而坚定地拒绝他的追求。
同性相斥
In magnets, opposite poles attract and like repels like.
在磁铁中，异极相吸，同极相斥。
击退所有的挑战者
The young boxer repelled all comers to win the title.
这位年轻拳手击败了所有挑战者，赢得了冠军。
Use repels naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 repel 先想到驱虫剂 repellent：往身上一喷，虫子就被‘击退’了。
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。
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’
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.