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

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。
Many of these products are toxic to animals and other plants, or at least repellent.
这些产物的大多数对于动物和其它植物是有毒的，或者至少是有驱避作用的。
If you go to a doctor because of the repellent, take the repellent with you to show the doctor.
如果你到了，因为医生的驱蚊，以避与你出示医生。
I find any cruelty to children utterly repellent.
我感到任何针对儿童的残忍行为都是十分可恶的。
These coats are specially treated to be water repellent.
这些外套经过了特殊的防水处理。
To bring out the worst in sb His ugly face was repellent to her.
使（某人）显露其最丑恶的一面他的丑陋面孔使她产生反感。
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。
Mosquito repellent contains some smells that confuse the mosquitoes.
防蚊剂包含了一些让蚊子产生混淆的气味。
Use a repellent to avoid harmful mosquitoes this summer.
今年夏天使用这种杀虫剂来避免毒蚊子骚扰。
What they have been looking for is mosquito repellent.
他们所寻寻觅觅的就是驱虫剂。