repulsive
gb/ɹipˈʌlsɪv/ us/ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
B2
Engleză
~ 9500
undorító, visszataszító, taszító
B2
1
undorító
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] finds [something] repulsive
Many viewers found the violent scenes deeply repulsive.
Sok néző mélységesen visszataszítónak találta az erőszakos jeleneteket.
The kitchen was left in a repulsive state after the party.
A konyha a buli után undorító állapotban maradt.
I always thought his attitude toward his employees was repulsive.
The idea of cheating on the exam is morally repulsive to her.
The dumpster gave off a repulsive smell in the summer heat.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The food looked so repulsive that no one ate it.
Az étel olyan undorítónak tűnt, hogy senki sem evett belőle.
She thinks smoking indoors is repulsive.
Szerinte a zárt térben való dohányzás undorító.
His rude jokes were repulsive to the guests.
The room was dirty and repulsive after the party.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say "I feel repulsive" when they mean "I feel repulsed" or "I feel disgusted." "Repulsive" usually describes the thing that causes disgust, not the person who feels it. Also, some learners overuse "repulsive" where a weaker word like "unpleasant" or "annoying" would be more natural.
Sens
causing strong disgust or dislike
Colocații
repulsive smell
|repulsive behavior
|repulsive idea
|utterly repulsive
|morally repulsive
|find [something] repulsive
Sinonime
disgusting (Very close in meaning; slightly more common and a bit less formal than "repulsive.")
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revolting (Emphasizes a strong physical reaction, like wanting to turn away or throw up.)
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gross (Informal; often used in spoken English, especially about things that are dirty or nasty.)
Antonime
appealing (Describes something that people like or are attracted to, the opposite of causing disgust.)
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attractive (Suggests that something looks or seems pleasant, not disgusting or hateful.)
Teme
emotions
|evaluation
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
So bad or unpleasant that it makes you feel sick or full of dislike.
Causing a feeling of strong disgust, hatred, or intense dislike.
C1
TECHNICAL
2
taszító
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
[force] is repulsive between [objects]
At very short distances, the particles experience a strong repulsive force.
Nagyon kis távolságokon a részecskék között erős taszító erő lép fel.
Like magnetic poles create a repulsive interaction that pushes them apart.
Az azonos mágneses pólusok taszító kölcsönhatást hoznak létre, amely eltávolítja őket egymástól.
The model includes both attractive and repulsive potentials between atoms.
Exemple pentru cursanți
In physics, some forces are repulsive and push objects apart.
A fizikában egyes erők taszítóak, és eltávolítják egymástól a testeket.
Two north poles of magnets have a repulsive force.
Két mágnes északi pólusa között taszító erő van.
Scientists study the repulsive interaction between charged particles.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may mix this technical sense with the emotional meaning and think that "repulsive force" describes something disgusting. In physics, "repulsive" only means that the force pushes objects apart.
Sens
tending to repel in physics
Colocații
repulsive force
|repulsive interaction
|repulsive potential
|repulsive field
Sinonime
repellent (Used in technical contexts with a similar meaning of causing objects or particles to push apart.)
Antonime
attractive (In physics, describes a force that pulls objects together, the opposite of a repulsive force.)
Teme
science
|physics
Definiție
Describing a force that pushes things apart instead of pulling them together.
Producing a force that pushes objects away from each other rather than drawing them together.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
repulsive
IPA
GB/ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
US/ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
Silabe și accent
re - puls - ive (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (puls)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: repulsive
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
repel
verb C1
repulsion
noun
Related words
repulse
verb
repellent
adjective
repulsively
adverb
Advanced or less common
repulsiveness
noun
Expresii
find something repulsive
1/fˈaɪnd sˈʌmθɪŋ ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
fixed phrase
judge something as disgusting
To think that something is very unpleasant or disgusting.
Exemple
- Many people find the idea of eating insects repulsive.
- She finds his sexist jokes repulsive and refuses to laugh.
morally repulsive
1/mˈɔɹəli ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
fixed phrase
extremely offensive to morality
Very wrong or bad according to moral or social rules.
Exemple
- Many people consider animal testing to be morally repulsive.
- The judge called the fraud scheme morally repulsive during the trial.