Word · Frequency #19969
repulse
击退；被击退
核心释义
The act of driving someone or something back, or the state of being driven back.
- 1.
击退的行为或被击退的状态。
The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- 2.
拒绝、排斥或厌恶。
Refusal, rejection or repulsion.
拒绝；排斥；厌恶；击退的行为或被击退的状态。；拒绝、排斥或厌恶。；击退；拒绝
用法In use
His repulse of her friendly gesture hurt her feelings.
用法提示：作名词，意为“拒绝”，指他拒绝她的友好表示。
She met his proposal with a firm repulse.
用法提示：作名词，意为“拒绝”，句中作介词 with 的宾语。
The repulse of his application dejected him.
用法提示：作名词，意为“拒绝”，句中作主语。
the repulse of sth
repulse 作名词表示“击退”时，常用 the repulse of ... 说明击退的对象。
The repulse of the attack took three hours.
击退进攻花了三个小时。
meet with (a) repulse
meet with (a) repulse 表示“遭到拒绝、碰钉子”，其中的 repulse 指“拒绝”。
Their request met with a repulse.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- repulse of an attack
- 击退进攻
- The repulse of the attack took the garrison two days.击退进攻花了守军两天时间。
- suffer a repulse
- 遭到拒绝；受挫
- She suffered a repulse when she asked for a transfer.她请求调动时遭到了拒绝。
- repulse of one's advances
- 拒绝某人的追求
- Her repulse of his advances was polite but unmistakable.她礼貌但明确地拒绝了他的追求。
- cold repulse
- 冷淡的拒绝
- His request was met with a cold repulse.他的请求遭到了冷淡的拒绝。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记re=回，pulse=冲击；把冲击波顶回去，即击退，引申为拒绝、厌恶。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：军事行动、正式信函、文学作品 名词 repulse 比较正式，多用于书面语，常出现在军事或正式拒绝的语境中，如“击退进攻”或“回绝请求”；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 repulse（/rɪˈpʌls/）真正押韵的词有 pulse、impulse、convulse，都以 /-ʌls/ 结尾。注意 repulsive、purse、pulsar 虽然拼写相近，但发音不同：repulsive 结尾是 /-sɪv/，purse 读 /pɜːrs/，pulsar 结尾是 /-sɑːr/。
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