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repel
/rI'pel/
verb (-ll-)
1 [+object] (formal)
memukul mundur musuh
▪ repel an attack
memukul mundur sebuah serangan
2 [+object]
mengusir
▪ oil that repels mosquitos
minyak yg digunakan utk mengusir nyamuk
▪ The cloth repels water.
Kain itu tahan air.
3 [+object]
(tidak dl the continuous tenses)
membuat ssorg merasa jijik
(syn disgust; repulse)
▪ The raw meat really repelled me.
Daging mentah itu betul2 membuatku merasa jijik
4 (téknik)
saling bertolak belakang karena daya dorong magnét
(lawan attract)
▪ [+object]
The two magnetic poles repel each other.
Kedua kutub magnét saling bertolak belakang.
▪ [-object]
The two magnetic poles repel.
Kedua kutub magnét itu saling bertolak belakang.
→ lihat repulsion, repulsive