repulse
US: /ɹiˈpəɫs/
UK: /ɹɪpˈʌls/
UK: /ɹɪpˈʌls/
English Vietnamese dictionary
repulse /ri'pʌls/
- danh từ
- (quân sự) sự đẩy lùi (một cuộc tấn công)
- to inflict a repulse: đẩy lùi (cuộc tấn công)
- to meet with (suffer) a repulse: bị đẩy lùi
- sự từ chối, sự cự tuyệt
- (quân sự) sự đẩy lùi (một cuộc tấn công)
- ngoại động từ
- (quân sự) đánh lui, đẩy lùi
- to repulse an attack: đánh lui một cuộc tấn công
- đánh bại (ai) trong cuộc bút chiến, đánh bại (ai) trong cuộc tranh luận
- từ chối, cự tuyệt
- to repulse a request: từ chối một lời yêu cầu
- to repulse someone's friendly advances: cự tuyệt sự làm thân của ai
- (quân sự) đánh lui, đẩy lùi
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN] (formal)
1 [usually passive] to make sb feel disgust or strong dislike
Synonym: REPEL
I was repulsed by the horrible smell.
2 to fight sb who is attacking you and drive them away
Synonym: REPEL
to repulse an attack / invasion / offensive
3 to refuse to accept sb's help, attempts to be friendly, etc: Each time I tried to help I was repulsed. + She repulsed his advances.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 repel, rebuff, drive back, ward off, fight or beat off, check:
With a mighty effort, they were able to repulse the attacking forces
2 refuse, spurn, snub, reject, rebuff, fend off, resist, turn down, give the cold shoulder to:
She repulsed his offer of marriage, and he left, never to see her again.
n.
3 rejection, rebuff, refusal, denial, snub, cold shoulder, spurning:
Alistair told himself he could not accept another repulse.
Concise English dictionary
repulses|repulsed|repulsingrɪ'pʌls
noun
+an instance of driving away or warding off
verb
+force or drive back
+be repellent to; cause aversion in
+cause to move back by force or influence
