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repulsion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Physics, Electricity
re·pul·sion /rɪˈpʌlʃən/ noun  1 [singular, uncountable]AVOID a feeling that you want to avoid something or move away from it, because it is extremely unpleasant 厌恶,反感 SYN revulsion I felt a mixture of amazement and repulsion. 我感到既吃惊又反感。2. [uncountable] technicalHPTEE the electric or magnetic force by which one object pushes another one away from it (排)斥力
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repulsionThe exhibition, which includes some 150 images, veers between attraction and repulsion.In fusion reactions, light atoms are brought together sufficiently energetically to overcome their natural repulsion.But through the haze of repulsion and desire she was aware of another sound.In particular, this repulsion means that orbitals in different sub-shells no longer have the same energy.
re·pul·sion nounChineseSyllable
avoid feeling you Corpus a that want to


repulsion
repulsion /rɪˈpʌlʃən/ noun
1. [singular,uncountable] a feeling that you want to avoid something or move away from it, because it is extremely unpleasant
   SYN  revulsion:
    I felt a mixture of amazement and repulsion.
2. [uncountable] technical the electric or magnetic force by which one object pushes another one away from it


re·pul·sionBrE /rɪˈpʌlʃn/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈpʌlʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a feeling of very strong dislike of sth that you find extremely unpleasant 嫌恶感;强烈的反感;憎恶(physics 物理) the force by which objects tend to push each other away 排斥力;斥力the forces of attraction and repulsion引力和斥力   see also repel   compare attraction (4)