Repellent

(noun.) the power to repel; 'she knew many repellents to his advances'.

(noun.) a chemical substance that repels animals.

(noun.) a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water.

(adj.) incapable of absorbing or mixing with; 'a water-repellent fabric'; 'plastic highly resistant to steam and water' .

整理:罗拉

• A system so various in its structure has many contradictory aspects, some very attractive, and some very repellent to a liberal intelligence. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The movement of the two elements in relation to each other requires some force to overcome the repellent and attractive actions, and this force is converted into electrical energy. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• I Presently the rude Real burst coarsely in--all evil grovelling and repellent as she too often is. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It was her voice, curiously clear and repellent, that gave her away. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Then she half rose from her chair, saying, in a final, repellent voice: 'Then let me go home--what am I doing here? 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.

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