repulse — قاموس الإنجليزية

فعل

1. To repel or drive back.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   If we fail to repulse the enemy within the gates--unemployment, poverty, disorganized agriculture and the like--from whence may we expect the united strength and clear purpose to repulse any outside force?

2. To reject or rebuff.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   to repulse a suitor

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   At the end of a week, she could bear the suspense no longer, and so went humbly to her old home and sought forgiveness. She was not repulsed, but her reception was cold; and this hurt her almost as badly.

3. To cause revulsion in; to repel.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   The smell of rotting food repulsed me.

   I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.

اسم

1. The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.

2. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

اسم

1. an instance of driving away or warding off

   مرادفات

   rebuffsnub

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   rejection

فعل

1. force or drive back

   مرادفات

   repelfight offrebuffdrive back

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   fightopposefight backfight downdefend

   أمثلة

   repel the attacker

   fight off the onslaught

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   rebuff the attack

2. be repellent to; cause aversion in

   مرادفات

   repel

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   displease

3. cause to move back by force or influence

   مرادفات

   repeldriveforce backpush backbeat back

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   pushforce

   أمثلة

   repel the enemy

   push back the urge to smoke

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   beat back the invaders