repugnance 英 [rɪˈpʌgnəns]   美 [rɪˈpʌɡnəns]

repugnance

repugnance  英 [rɪˈpʌgnəns] 美 [rɪˈpʌɡnəns]

n. 反感;厌恶;不一致,抵触 

名词复数:repugnances 

At that distance they accordingly stood, fixed there by the centrifugal force of the repugnance which the mystic symbol inspired. 他们就这样站在那个距离处,被那神秘的符号所激起的反感离心力钉住了。
If we gave the least expression to our natural repugnance for this meal, no sense of responsibility for our health could prompt him to press it on us a second time. 如果我们稍稍流露出一点对于这顿早餐的自然的厌恶表情,那么即便他有为我们的健康负责的责任感,也不会使他一再地勉强我们吞咽下去的。

  • Repugnance means strong distaste for something. If you love animals, you probably feel repugnance for people who mistreat their horses.
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  • n. 反感;厌恶;不一致,抵触
  • 1. At that distance they accordingly stood, fixed there by the centrifugal force of the repugnance which the mystic symbol inspired.

    他们就这样站在那个距离处,被那神秘的符号所激起的反感离心力钉住了。

  • 2. If we gave the least expression to our natural repugnance for this meal, no sense of responsibility for our health could prompt him to press it on us a second time.

    如果我们稍稍流露出一点对于这顿早餐的自然的厌恶表情,那么即便他有为我们的健康负责的责任感,也不会使他一再地勉强我们吞咽下去的。

  • 3. The old lady's face creased into furrows of repugnance, and she made no further reply.

    老夫人的脸上堆起了许多皱纹,表示她的厌恶,不再说别的话了。

  • repugnance (n.) late 14c., from Old French repugnance "opposition, resistance" (13c.) or directly from Latin repugnantia "incompatibility," from stem of repugnare "resist, disagree, be incompatible," from re- "back" (see re-) + pugnare "to fight" (from PIE root *peuk- "to prick").
re·pug·nance / rɪˈpʌɡnəns ; NAmE rɪˈpʌɡnəns / noun [uncountable ] ( formal) a strong feeling of dislike or disgust about sth 嫌恶;恶心;强烈的反感 SYN repulsion She was trying to overcome her physical repugnance for him. 她努力克制对他非常强烈的反感。 re·pug·nance / rɪˈpʌɡnəns ; NAmE rɪˈpʌɡnəns /
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