repellent

repellent

noun

1. the power to repel

e.g. she knew many repellents to his advances

Synonym: repellant

2. a chemical substance that repels animals

Synonym: repellant

3. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

Synonym: repellant

adj

1. incapable of absorbing or mixing with

e.g. a water-repellent fabric
plastic highly resistant to steam and water

Synonym: resistant

2. highly offensive
arousing aversion or disgust

e.g. a disgusting smell
distasteful language
a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
a wicked stench

Synonym: disgustingdisgustfuldistastefulfoulloathlyloathsomerepellantrepellingrevoltingskankywickedyucky

3. serving or tending to repel

e.g. he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
I find his obsequiousness repellent

Synonym: rebarbativerepellant

1. 讨厌的;令人厌恶的;令人排斥的
If you think that something is horrible and disgusting you can say that it is repellent .

e.g. ...a very large, very repellent toad...
个头很大、令人生厌的癞蛤蟆
e.g. She still found the place repellent.
她还是觉得这个地方令人厌恶。

2. 驱虫剂
Insect repellent is a product containing chemicals that you spray into the air or on your body in order to keep insects away.

e.g. ...mosquito repellent.
驱蚊剂

1. 防护剂：ICE AND RAIN(冰和雨) | REPELLENT防护剂 | SPRAY喷、向......喷射

2.

2. 防水布：repeater 火警转发器 | repellent 防水布 | replace-in-kind 用合适的同类产品替代

3. 忌避剂：重复单位 repeating unit | 忌避剂 repellent | 反复 repetition

4. 排斥的：repellency 抵抗性 | repellent 排斥的 | repent of 后悔