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shock
1[ shok ]
noun
- a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision.
- a sudden or violent disturbance or commotion:
the shock of battle.
- a sudden or violent disturbance of the mind, emotions, or sensibilities:
The burglary was a shock to her sense of security. The book provided a shock, nothing more.
- the cause of such a disturbance:
The rebuke came as a shock.
- Pathology. a collapse of circulatory function, caused by severe injury, blood loss, or disease, and characterized by pallor, sweating, weak pulse, and very low blood pressure. Compare anaphylactic shock, cardiogenic shock, hypovolemic shock.
- the physiological effect produced by the passage of an electric current through the body.
- shocks, Informal. shock absorbers, especially in the suspension of an automobile.
verb (used with object)
- to strike or jar with intense surprise, horror, disgust, etc.:
He enjoyed shocking people.
Synonyms: , ,
- to strike against violently.
- to give an electric shock to.
verb (used without object)
- to undergo a shock.
shock
2[ shok ]
noun
- a group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field.
verb (used with object)
- to make into shocks.
shock
3[ shok ]
noun
- a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- Also shock顎 dog顎. a dog with long, shaggy hair.
adjective
- shaggy, as hair.
shock
1/ 蕛蓲办 /
verb
- to experience or cause to experience extreme horror, disgust, surprise, etc
the atrocities shocked us
she shocks easily
- to cause a state of shock in (a person)
- to come or cause to come into violent contact; jar
noun
- a sudden and violent jarring blow or impact
- something that causes a sudden and violent disturbance in the emotions
the shock of her father's death made her ill
- pathol a state of bodily collapse or near collapse caused by circulatory failure or sudden lowering of the blood pressure, as from severe bleeding, burns, fright, etc
- pathol pain and muscular spasm as the physical reaction to an electric current passing through the body
shock
2/ 蕛蓲办 /
noun
- a number of sheaves set on end in a field to dry
- a pile or stack of unthreshed corn
verb
- tr to set up (sheaves) in shocks
shock
3/ 蕛蓲办 /
noun
- a thick bushy mass, esp of hair
adjective
- rare.bushy; shaggy
shock
- An instance of the passage of an electric current through the body. The amount of injury caused by electric shock depends on the type and strength of the current, the length of time the current is applied, and the route the current takes once it enters the body.
- A life-threatening condition marked by a severe drop in blood pressure, resulting from serious injury or illness.
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉丑辞肠办补产濒别, adjective
- 藢蝉丑辞肠办补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉丑辞肠办顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 蝉丑辞肠办顎卆路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 noun
- 蝉丑辞肠办顎侥诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
- 蝉丑辞肠办顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
- 耻苍顎却丑辞肠办路补路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 noun
- un路蝉丑辞肠办顎僡路产濒别 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of shock1
Origin of shock2
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of shock1
Origin of shock2
Origin of shock3
Idioms and Phrases
see culture shock .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Meant as a temporary measure, the so-called Nixon shock of 1971 caused the dollar to drop, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates established after the end of World War II.
Minutes after his win was announced, a visibly shocked Shepherd left the house repeatedly saying "crazy" as he was greeted by the series' hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best.
"So it remains shocking, the wealth of these churches around us and the poverty of the people sleeping on their doorsteps."
The shock and awe of these first three months has left the country dazed and confused and it is starting to rebel.
Goldstein dives into the culture shock of being plunged into the American comedy scene, visiting the White House, his love of musicals, and why his experience on 鈥淪esame Street鈥 changed his life forever.
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More About Shock
What is a basic definition of聽shock?
A shock is a sudden, intense mental or physical impact. Shock is also the effect of having electricity run through the body. To shock someone means to intensely surprise or horrify someone. Shock has several other senses as a noun and a verb.
The word shock often refers to a sudden mental disturbance that causes an intense emotion, usually surprise or horror. You might feel a shock when you see a failing grade on a test. The word shock can also refer to whatever causes this sudden surprise. The noun shocker and adjective shocking often refer to this sense of shock.
- Used in a sentence: It took Julie a few minutes to recover from the shock of seeing a dancing circus bear in her living room.聽
Shock is used in this same sense as a verb to mean to cause someone to be suddenly overwhelmed by emotion (usually surprise or horror).
- Used in a sentence: I was shocked by my incredibly high phone bill.聽聽
A shock can also be a sudden physical impact. This sense is less common than the emotional one.
- Used in a sentence: The springs absorbed most of the shock from colliding with the wall.聽
Shock also refers to the bodily imbalance, discomfort, or damage caused by electricity running through a person鈥檚 body. This sense is often specifically referred to as 鈥渁n electric shock,鈥 especially when discussing injuries or medical emergencies.
- Used in a sentence: The electrician barely survived the electric shock he got while working on the power lines.聽
In this same sense, shock is used as a verb to mean to give an electric shock to someone.
- Used in a sentence: The squirrel was shocked by the cord while chewing on it.
Where does shock come from?
The first records of shock come from around 1565. It ultimately comes from the Old French verb choquier, meaning 鈥渢o clash in batte.鈥
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How is聽shock used in real life?
Shock is a common word that most often refers to sudden surprises or electrical accidents.
This may come as a shock to some of you but 2020 was kind of a bummer
鈥 tamar (@tsassizzle)
Can鈥檛 stop thinking about that guy who moved from San Diego to Austin and was shocked his quality of life declined
鈥 Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin)
I got shocked by my phone charger cable last night & it sparked when I looked at it. The wiring is exposed & all that. It's probably time to retire that cord.
鈥 Stray Adult鈩 (@StrayAdult)
Try using聽shock!
True or False?
If something is a shock, it is unlikely to bother someone as they expected it to happen.
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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