单词详解

1. n.

    A. [C] [U] 冲击，冲撞，震 (an instance of agitation of the earth’s crust)

    The first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch.

  第一次地震的震动发生在刚过中午的时候，那时工人们正在吃午饭。

    Earthquake shocks are often felt in this island.

  在这个岛上常常感觉到地震引起的震动。

    B. [C] [U] 震惊，令人震惊的事件（或东西），打击 (the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally)

The news of his death was a shock to us. 他去世的消息令我们震惊。

    C. [C] 电击 (a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body)

        She got an electric shock when she switched on the TV. 她开电视的时候挨了下电击。

    D.【医】休克，中风 [(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]

The traffic accident made him into a state of shock.

那次交通事故使他处于休克状态。

2. vt. & vi.

使震动，使震荡 (surprise greatly, knock someone’s socks off)

As he arrived, he was shocked at how friendly the people were.

到了那里以后，当地人的友好让他大为震惊。

相关词组

be shocked at / by对……感到震惊

They were shocked by her rudeness. 他们对她的无礼感到震惊。

相关单词

复数：shocks

过去式：shocked

过去分词：shocked

现在分词：shocking

第三人称单数：shocks

相关链接

词语辨析：amaze, astonish, surprise, shock

amaze, astonish, surprise, shock

这四个词都有“惊讶”之意。

amaze: 强调“使惊讶”，有时还有“惊叹”，“佩服”等意。

astonish: 表示“使大吃一惊”，“几乎使人无法相信”之意。

surprise: 只表示“出乎意料之外”。

shock: 程度最强。指“震惊”，一般指“令人震惊的坏事”。

词语详解

1. amaze: 强调“使惊讶”，有时还有“惊叹”，“佩服”等意。

The film we saw last night really amazed us. 昨晚看的电影使我们很惊讶。

2. astonish: 表示“使大吃一惊”，“几乎使人无法相信”之意。

His father was astonished by his son’s behaviour. 儿子的行为使父亲无法相信。

3. surprise: 只表示“出乎意料之外”。

To our surprise, the boy finished the job on time. 让我们吃惊的是，男孩按时完成了工作。

4. shock: 程度最强。指“震惊”，一般指“令人震惊的坏事”。

We are shocked at the news that he had been killed in the car accident.

他在车祸中丧生的消息使我们很震惊。