English主要词典
shock
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
unpleasant surprise
1 [C,usually sing,U] an unpleasant feeling as a result of sth bad happening; the event that causes this feeling:
The news of his death came as a shock to us all. * He's still in a state of shock. * I got a terrible shock the other day. * She still hadn't got over the shock of seeing him again. * (informal) If you think the job will be easy, you're in for a shock. * Losing in the first round was a shock to the system (= it was a more of a shock because it was not expected). * The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round. * When I added up the cost it gave me quite a shock.
seealsoCULTURESHOCK
medical
2 [U] a serious medical condition, usually the result of injury in which a person has lost a lot of blood and they are extremely weak:
She was taken to hospital suffering from shock. * He isn't seriously injured but he is in (a state of) shock.
seealsoSHELLSHOCK, TOXICSHOCKSYNDROME
violent shaking
3 [C,U] a violent shaking movement that is caused by an explosion, earthquake, etc:
The shock of the explosion could be felt up to six miles away. * The bumper absorbs shock on impact.
from electricity
4 [C] = ELECTRICSHOCK:
Don't touch that wire or you'll get a shock.
of hair
5 a thick mass of hair on a person's head:
She's a large plump woman with a shock of red hair.
IDIOMS
shock horror (BrE, informal, often humorous) used when you pretend to be shocked by sth that is not really very serious or surprising
verb
surprise and upset
1 to surprise and upset sb:
[VN] It shocks you when something like that happens. * We were all shocked at the news of his death. * [VNthat] Neighbours were shocked that such an attack could happen in their area. * [VNtoinf] I was shocked to hear that he had resigned.
offend / disgust
2 (of bad language, immoral behaviour, etc.) to make sb feel offended or disgusted:
[V] These movies deliberately set out to shock. * [VN] She enjoys shocking people by saying outrageous things. [also VNtoinf]
shocked adjective:
For a few minutes we stood in shocked silence.
