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

His ugly face was repellent to her.
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。
These coats are specially treated to be water repellent.
这些外套经过了特殊的防水处理。
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。
We should give up those things that are repellent to others and those conflicted moods.
我们应该放弃那种对他人的排斥，抵触情绪。
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。
All the roach repellent you can!
你可以买到的所有的防蟑螂药水。
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。
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。