repulse
[ri'pʌls]
n. 击退, 拒绝

vt. 厌恶, 击退, 拒绝



repulse
[ noun ]

1. an instance of driving away or warding off

<noun.communication>

[ verb ]

1. force or drive back

<verb.competition> drive back fight off rebuff repel
repel the attacker
fight off the onslaught
rebuff the attack

2. be repellent to; cause aversion in

<verb.emotion> repel

3. cause to move back by force or influence

<verb.contact> beat back drive force back push back repel
repel the enemy
push back the urge to smoke
beat back the invaders

Repulse \Re*pulse"\, n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]
1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of
being repelled or driven back.

By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. --Denham.

He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in
the body. --Shak.

2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.


Repulse \Re*pulse"\ (r?-p?ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repulsed}
(-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repulsing}.] [L. repulsus, p. p.
of repellere. See {Repel}.]
1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an
assault; to repulse the enemy.

Complete to have discovered and repulsed
Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. --Milton.

2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject;
to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.