Word · Frequency #19199
repulsive
令人厌恶的；可恶的；可憎的
offensive to the mind; causing disgust or aversion
此义指令人反感；‘排斥的’‘击退的’为另一义项。
- 1.
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
引起厌恶或排斥的；令人恶心的。
- 2.
offensive to the mind
令人反感的；令人厌恶的
- 3.
Having the capacity to repel.
具有排斥能力的。
- 4.
possessing the ability to repel
具有排斥能力的
- 5.
Cold; reserved; forbidding.
冷淡的；矜持的；令人望而却步的。
- 6.
so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
极其丑陋到可怕的程度
引起厌恶或排斥的；令人恶心的。；令人反感的；令人厌恶的；具有排斥能力的。；具有排斥能力的；冷淡的；矜持的；令人望而却步的。
In use
The smell from the garbage was so repulsive that I had to leave the room.
She found his rude comments repulsive and walked away immediately.
Many people consider eating insects repulsive, but some cultures enjoy them.
repulsive behavior
the most repulsive character in recent novels
a repulsive force
a repulsive mask
repulsive to sb/sth
常与介词to连用，表示对象。
His behavior is repulsive to everyone.
Connections
Collocations
- repulsive force
- 排斥力；斥力
- The repulsive force between the two magnets keeps them apart.两块磁铁之间的排斥力使它们保持分离。
- repulsive smell
- 令人恶心的气味
- A repulsive smell came from the garbage bin.垃圾桶里传来一股令人恶心的气味。
- repulsive behavior
- 令人反感的行为
- His repulsive behavior made everyone avoid him.他令人反感的行为使大家都躲着他。
- repulsive to
- 令…反感的
- The idea of eating insects is repulsive to many people.吃昆虫的想法令许多人反感。
- repulsive appearance
- 丑陋可怕的外表
- The creature had a repulsive appearance.那个生物外表丑陋可怕。
- morally repulsive
Learner notes
Memory Tip
re-（往回）+ pulse（推）+-ive，就像见到恶心的东西会下意识往后推、躲开，所以是“令人厌恶的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a sight, smell, or taste、criticizing someone's behavior or ideas、formal or literary writing 表示“令人厌恶、反感”时，属于中性偏正式用词，多用于书面语或较严肃的口语，语气比disgusting、gross更强，带有主观排斥感。日常随意聊天中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常与介词to连用，表示'对...令人反感'
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 repulsive /rɪˈpʌlsɪv/ 押韵，重读元音 /ʌ/ 及后面的 /lsɪv/ 读音相同。注意形近但读音不同的词：repulse /rɪˈpʌls/（动词，无 /ɪv/ 结尾）、expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/、offensive /əˈfɛnsɪv/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.