refuse, decline, reject, repel, deny

動詞 repel:

1. cause to move back by force or influence
   同義詞：drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
2. be repellent to; cause aversion in
   同義詞：repulse
3. force or drive back
   同義詞：repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
4. reject outright and bluntly
   同義詞：rebuff, snub
5. fill with distaste
   同義詞：disgust, gross out, revolt

1. The crew repelled the attack.
   船員擊退了進攻。
2. She was repelled by the dirty room.
   骯臟的房間使她厭惡。

re.pel

v.（動詞）
re.pelled,re.pel.ling,re.pels
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To ward off or keep away; drive back:
擊退：擊退或趕回；驅除：
例句：
repel insects.
驅除昆蟲

To offer resistance to; fight against:
抵制：抵御；反抗：
例句：
repel an invasion.
抵御侵略

To refuse to accept; reject:
拒絕接受；拒絕：
例句：
a company that was trying to repel a hostile takeover.
試圖拒絕某一有敵意的接管的一家公司

To turn away from; spurn.
避開；摒開
To cause aversion or distaste in:
使厭惡；使反感：
例句：
Her rudeness repels everyone.See Synonyms at disgust See Usage Note at repulse
她的粗魯使每個人都很反感參見 disgust參見 repulse

To be resistant to; be incapable of absorbing or mixing with:
抵防：對…抵制；不能吸收或與…不相融：
例句：
Oil repels water.
油水不相溶

Physics To present an opposing force to; push back or away by a force:
【物理學】 排斥：顯示相反的力量；用力推回或推開：
例句：
Electric charges of the same sign repel one another.
相同的電荷之間互相排斥

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To offer a resistant force to something.
相互排斥
To cause aversion or distaste:
使人反感；使人厭惡：
例句：
behavior that repels.
使人反感的舉止

來源：
Middle English repellen
中古英語 repellen
from Old French repeller
源自 古法語 repeller
from Latin repellere
源自 拉丁語 repellere
re- [re-]
re- [前綴，表反對]
pellere [to drive] * see pel- 5
pellere [驅趕] *參見 pel- 5

【引伸】
repel.ler
n.（名詞）