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单词 shock wave
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈshock ˌwave, n. [countable]
  1. Meteorology, Physicsan area in the air of great heat, pressure, or density, as caused by an explosion:The explosion sent shock waves through the village.
  2. an effect of a startling, unpleasant event:The murder sent shock waves through the country.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
shock′ wave′, 
    1. Meteorology, Physicsa region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound, caused by an intense explosion or supersonic flow over a body.
    2. a repercussion from a startling event or upheaval;
      series of aftereffects:shock waves from the recent collapse of one of the nation's largest banks.
    • 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shock wave n
  1. a region across which there is a rapid pressure, temperature, and density rise, usually caused by a body moving supersonically in a gas or by a detonation
    See also sonic boom
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