| 词汇 | repugnance |
| 释义 | repugnance noun[ U ] formaluk /rɪˈpʌɡ.nəns/ us /rɪˈpʌɡ.nəns/(alsorepugnancy) a feeling of disgust caused by behaviour or beliefs, etc. that are very unpleasant: 厌恶，抵触，强烈的反感 The thought of eating meat fills me with repugnance.一想到要吃肉，我就感到厌恶。 Overcoming his physical repugnance, he reached out to touch the wound.他克服了身体上的厌恶感，伸出手去触摸伤口。 She is repelled by both his repugnancy and his terrible behaviour. I felt utter repugnance toward him. I tried to overcome my natural repugnance. the moral repugnance provoked by the idea of keeping animals in enclosures Feelings of dislike and hatred abhorrence abomination anathema animosity animus dislike distaste distaste for someone/something distastefully enmity loathing misandrist misandry misanthrope misanthropy self-hating self-hatred self-loathing sore point technophobe Related wordrepugnant Examples of repugnancerepugnance At noon, the beggars who aroused the least repugnance were to call at houses in carefully selected streets. However, when the campaign went further and demanded that they criticize themselves and even expose others, many began to feel a repugnance to this. Others believe that the secrecy signifies the degree of repugnance others experience toward those who have such conditions. Although there was comparatively little public discussion, my guess is that there would have been as great a sense of repugnance then as there has been recently. It is really these precisions which are at the bottom of the repugnance of the gentlemen connected with the teaching board. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have a genuine fear of, and a genuine repugnance for advertising. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the ethical basis of our repugnance to cruelty? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an argument for and against everything, but what we are witnessing are further signs of public disquiet and repugnance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those are heinous crimes that are viewed with repugnance by the overwhelming majority of people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is something over which we all have a certain feeling of repugnance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are people who feel very deep repugnance to the idea of an income or means test. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The repugnance that many people feel to this is a factor which we must very carefully weigh. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In spite of this repugnance, in spite of the general desire for peace, there might have been war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that, if he consulted them, he might well find that that repugnance does not exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, however much repugnance we feel, the present law is no good. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of repugnance These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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