repellent

英 [rɪˈpelənt]

美 [rɪˈpelənt]

adj. 让人很不愉快; 令人厌恶; 防…的; 隔绝…的
n. 驱虫剂; 防水剂

复数：repellents　

Collins.1 / BNC.21710 / COCA.16746

牛津词典

adj.

让人很不愉快；令人厌恶
very unpleasant; causing strong dislike
1. Their political ideas are repellent to most people.
  他们的政治观点令大多数人反感。
防…的；隔绝…的
not letting a particular substance, especially water, pass through it
1. water-repellent cloth
  防水布

noun

驱虫剂
a substance that is used for keeping insects away from you
1. (an) insect repellent
  驱虫剂
防水剂
a substance that is used on cloth, stone, etc. to prevent water from passing through it
1. (a) water repellent
  防水剂

The spelling repellant is also used for meaning 2. 义项2亦拼作repellant。

ADJ-GRADED 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 isrepellent.
1. ...a very large, very repellent toad...
  个头很大、令人生厌的癞蛤蟆
2. She still found the place repellent.
  她还是觉得这个地方令人厌恶。
N-MASS 驱虫剂
Insectrepellentis a product containing chemicals that you spray into the air or on your body in order to keep insects away.
1. ...mosquito repellent.
  驱蚊剂

noun

the power to repel
1. she knew many repellents to his advances
Synonym:repellant
a chemical substance that repels animals
Synonym:repellant
a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
Synonym:repellant

adj

incapable of absorbing or mixing with
1. a water-repellent fabric
2. plastic highly resistant to steam and water
Synonym:resistant
highly offensive
1. a disgusting smell
2. distasteful language
3. a loathsome disease
4. the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
5. revolting food
6. a wicked stench
Synonym:disgustingdisgustfuldistastefulfoulloathlyloathsomerepellantrepellingrevoltingskankywickedyucky
serving or tending to repel
1. he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
2. I find his obsequiousness repellent
Synonym:rebarbativerepellant

These coats are specially treated to be water repellent.
这些外套经过了特殊的防水处理。
Use insect repellent to avoid getting bitten.
用驱虫剂以防被可咬。
Chen shared his discovery with students online: All you need is a tent, a mat and some insect repellent.
他在网上与同学们分享了这一发现：你只需要准备一顶帐篷，一个凉席和一些杀虫剂就可以了。
Spray insect repellent containing DEET on clothes and on exposed skin other than the face.
在衣服及除脸以外暴露在外界的皮肤上喷抹含有DEET的驱虫剂。
The first known mosquito repellent was used by ancient Egyptians.
第一个为人所知的驱虫剂是由古埃及人所使用的。
In the meantime, they are lying again the repellent phase to the opposite sex.
同时，他们又正处在对异性的排斥阶段。
She still found the place repellent.
她还是觉得这个地方令人厌恶。
They are repellent for magnetism.
它们由于磁性而相互排斥。
Thermosetting resins impart durable press or wash-and-wear properties to the fabric and improve the fastness of the repellent.
热定型树脂给织物添加永久性定型或洗穿性能，并改进防护剂的牢固性。
Consumer Reports does not recommend using products that combine sunscreen with insect repellent.
消费者报告并不推荐人们使用包含了防晒霜的驱蚊剂。