| 单词 | shocked |
| 释义 | shocked (once / 413 pages) adj Someone who's shocked is unpleasantly surprised. A shocked audience might gasp and cover their faces as the sword swallower begins to actually swallow a sword. In its earliest use, shocked described people who were "shaken violently," like the shocked victims of a car crash or a shocked survivor of the Titanic. Today it's also used to mean "scandalized," like the shocked readers of a gossip column. Shocked can be traced back to the noun shock and its original sixteenth century meaning, "a violent encounter between warriors." 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) He, too, offered a stay in his home … This level of generosity shocked me to my core. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) adj struck with fear, dread, or consternation Syn aghast, appalled, dismayed afraid filled with fear or apprehension |
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