| 单词 | shock |
| 释义 | shock (once / 102 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv 4n 5n 6nv A shock is the uncomfortable feeling you get when an electric current passes through your body. If you stick your finger in an outlet, you'll get an unpleasant shock. A shock can be a jarring surprise, like the shock of getting fired. If a human body goes into a state of shock, that person is near collapse, reeling from a traumatic situation. A shock of hair refers to a bushy mass of hair on a person's head. As a verb, shock can also mean "to inflict trauma on someone else," like shocking your mom with your news or you shock your dog's electric collar every time he tries to bite you. WORD FAMILYshock: foreshock, shockable, shocked, shocker, shocking, shocks+/foreshock: foreshocks/shockable: unshockable/shocker: shockers/shocking: shockingest, shockingly USAGE EXAMPLESDarnold, still calm as a librarian, said he was a little shocked. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) While enjoying reading cards and opening gifts, we were shocked to find 35 of our 140 guests did not leave a gift. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Would winning a Super Bowl be a far bigger shock? Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n an unpleasant or disappointing surprise it came as a shock to learn that he was injured Syn|Hypo|Hyper blow blip a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption surprise a sudden unexpected event 2n a sudden jarring impact Syn|Hyper jar, jolt, jounce blow, bump an impact (as from a collision) 3n the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally he was numb with shock Syn|Hyper daze, stupor stupefaction a feeling of stupefied astonishment 4n (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor loss of blood is an important cause of shock Hypo|Hyper cardiogenic shock shock caused by cardiac arrest hypovolemic shockshock caused by severe blood or fluid loss obstructive shockshock caused by obstruction of blood flow distributive shockshock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow insulin reaction, insulin shockhypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma collapse, prostration an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion 5n the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat the armies met in the shock of battle Syn|Hyper impact combat, fight, fighting, scrap the act of fighting; any contest or struggle 6v surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off Syn|Hypo|Hyper ball over, blow out of the water, floor, startle, take aback galvanise, galvanize, startle to stimulate to action surprise cause to be surprised 7v strike with disgust or revulsion The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends Syn|Hyper appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize churn up, disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of 8v strike with horror or terror The news of the bombing shocked her Hyper alarm, appal, appall, dismay, horrify fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised 9v collide violently Hyper clash, collide crash together with violent impact 10v inflict a trauma upon 2Syn|Hyper traumatise, traumatize injure, wound cause injuries or bodily harm to n a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses 3the old car needed a new set of shocks Syn|Hypo|Hyper cushion, shock absorber air cushion, air spring a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion damper, muffler a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations 1n a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks Syn|Hyper electric shock, electrical shock inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus 2v subject to electrical shocks 4Hypo|Hyper galvanise, galvanize stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock care for, treat provide treatment for n an instance of agitation of the earth's crust 5the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch Syn|Hyper seismic disturbance earthquake, quake, seism, temblor shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity n a bushy thick mass (especially hair) 6he had an unruly shock of black hair Hyper mass an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) 1n a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks whole fields of wheat in shock Hyper agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile a collection of objects laid on top of each other 2v collect or gather into shocks shock grain Hyper collect, garner, gather, pull together assemble or get together |
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