vt.

1. 擊退；驅除
   A country must have the will to repel any invader.

   一個國家得有決心擊退任何入侵者。

2. 拒絕；排斥；抵制
   We can repel bad thoughts.

   我們能夠摒棄邪念。

3. 抗，防
4. 使厭惡，使反感
   Any deformity frightened and repelled her.

   任何畸形都使她害怕和反感。

vi.

1. 使人厭惡，使人反感
2. 相互排斥；抵抗
   Opposite poles attract, like poles repel.

   相反兩個磁極互相吸引，相同兩個磁極則互相排斥。

v.

1. drive or force back or away.
   ▸(of a magnetic pole or electric field) force (something similarly magnetized or charged) away.
2. be repulsive or distasteful to.
3. formal refuse to accept; reject.
4. (of a substance) resist mixing with or be impervious to.