re·pel/rɪ`pɛl; rɪˈpel/ v -lled, -lling 1 [T] to force someone to go away or to stop attacking you 驱逐; 击退〔某人〕: Tear gas was used to repel the rioters. 使用了催泪弹来驱逐暴徒。 2 repel sb if something repels you, you dislike it very much 使某人厌恶[反感] 3 [I,T] technical to push something away with an electrical force 【术语】 〔用电力〕排斥