1 [C,U] the feeling that you get when sth unpleasant happens suddenly; the situation that causes this feeling 震惊;惊吓;令人震惊的情况:
The sudden noise gave him a shock.突如其来的声音把他吓了一跳。The bad news came as a shock to her.那个坏消息使她感到震惊。I'm still suffering from shock at the news.那个消息至今仍然令我震惊。His mother is in a state of shock.他的母亲惊愕不已。
2 [U] a serious medical condition of extreme weakness caused by damage to the body 休克:
He was in/went into shock after the accident.意外发生后,他处于休克状态。
3 [C] a violent shaking movement (caused by a crash, explosion, etc) 重击,震荡(因碰撞、爆炸等造成)
4 [C] =ELECTRIC SHOCK
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/ʃɒk ||; ʃɑk/verb
1 [T] to cause an unpleasant feeling of surprise in sb 使惊愕或震惊:
We were shocked by his death.我们对他的死感到震惊。I'm sorry, I didn't mean to shock you when I came in.对不起,我进来让你吃了一惊,我不是有意的。
2 [I,T] to make sb feel disgusted or offended 使厌恶或生气:
These films deliberately set out to shock.这些电影有意要让人感到愤慨。 ➔shockedadja shocked expression/look 震惊的表情╱神色