repulsive
gb/ɹipˈʌlsɪv/ us/ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
B2
Kiingereza
~ 9500
undorító, visszataszító, taszító
B2
1
undorító
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Kosa la kawaida:
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.
Maana
causing strong disgust or dislike
Miunganiko ya maneno
repulsive smell
|repulsive behavior
|repulsive idea
|utterly repulsive
|morally repulsive
|find [something] repulsive
Visawe
disgusting (Very close in meaning; slightly more common and a bit less formal than "repulsive.")
|
revolting (Emphasizes a strong physical reaction, like wanting to turn away or throw up.)
|
gross (Informal; often used in spoken English, especially about things that are dirty or nasty.)
Vinyume
appealing (Describes something that people like or are attracted to, the opposite of causing disgust.)
|
attractive (Suggests that something looks or seems pleasant, not disgusting or hateful.)
Mada
emotions
|evaluation
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
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
Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Kosa la kawaida:
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.
Maana
tending to repel in physics
Miunganiko ya maneno
repulsive force
|repulsive interaction
|repulsive potential
|repulsive field
Visawe
repellent (Used in technical contexts with a similar meaning of causing objects or particles to push apart.)
Vinyume
attractive (In physics, describes a force that pulls objects together, the opposite of a repulsive force.)
Mada
science
|physics
Ufafanuzi
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.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
repulsive
IPA
GB/ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
US/ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
Silabi na mkazo
re - puls - ive (silabi 3)
Stress on 2nd syllable (puls)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: repulsive
Familia ya neno
Core family
repel
verb C1
repulsion
noun
Related words
repulse
verb
repellent
adjective
repulsively
adverb
Advanced or less common
repulsiveness
noun
Semi
find something repulsive
1/fˈaɪnd sˈʌmθɪŋ ɹipˈʌlsɪv/
fixed phrase
judge something as disgusting
To think that something is very unpleasant or disgusting.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- Many people consider animal testing to be morally repulsive.
- The judge called the fraud scheme morally repulsive during the trial.