Definition
排斥 means 'to reject, exclude, or repel' — it implies pushing something away due to opposition or incompatibility, whether socially (排斥某人) or physically (磁铁排斥). It differs from 排除 (to eliminate/rule out obstacles or possibilities) and 驱逐 (to forcibly expel people).
verb
to rejectto excludeto repel (physically, e.g., magnetic repulsion)
Examples
- 排斥。Zhège qúntǐ yìzhí shòudào shèhuì de pái chì.This group has always been socially excluded.
- 排斥。Cítiě de tóngjí huì xiānghù pái chì.Like poles of magnets repel each other.
- 排斥。Tā duì xīn xiǎngfǎ yǒu yì zhǒng běnnéng de pái chì.He has an instinctive rejection of new ideas.
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