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单词 shake-up
释义

shake-up

1 of 2

noun

ˈshāk-ˌəp How to pronounce shake-up (audio)
: an act or instance of shaking up
specifically : an extensive and often drastic reorganization

shake up

2 of 2

verb

shook up; shaken up; shaking up; shakes up

transitive verb

1
obsolete : chide, scold
2
: to jar by or as if by a physical shock
the collision shook up both drivers
3
: to effect an extensive and often drastic reorganization of

Synonyms

Verb

  • appall
  • appal
  • floor
  • jolt
  • shock
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Example Sentences

Verb the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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