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Definition of "shock"

shock

Từ điển Collocation

shock noun

¹ extreme surprise

ADJ. awful, big, complete, considerable, dreadful, great, major, nasty, real, terrible, tremendous | mild, slight | first, initial Once the initial shock had worn off, I got to like my new hairstyle. | sudden | culture It was a bit of a culture shock when I first came to this country.

VERB + SHOCK come as | feel, get, have She felt shock that he would be capable of such an act. I got a terrible shock when I saw him. | give sb | be in for If you think it's going to be easy you're in for a shock! | die of (informal) I nearly died of shock when your mother appeared. | get over, recover from

PREP. in ~ She looked round in shock. | with a ~ She realized with a sudden shock that she was being followed. | ~ at/on her shock on seeing him with another woman | ~ to This news came as a great shock to me.

PHRASES a bit/something of a shock, quite/rather a shock, a hell of a shock, in a state of shock I think I'm still in a state of shock. | a feeling/sense of shock, the shock of your life (informal), a shock to the system (informal) The low wages came as something of a shock to her system.

² electric shock

ADJ. massive | mild He gave himself a mild electric shock while changing a light bulb. | electric

VERB + SHOCK get, receive | give sb

³ extreme weakness caused by injury or shock

ADJ. deep | mild | delayed

VERB + SHOCK be in, be suffering from, suffer He was in deep shock after the accident. | go into He had gone into shock and was shaking violently. | be treated for

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; daze, stupor

  his mother's death left him in a daze

  he was numb with shock

• the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; impact

  the armies met in the shock of battle

• a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; electric shock, electrical shock

  subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response

  electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks

• (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

• an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; seismic disturbance

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

• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; blow

  it came as a shock to learn that he was injured

• 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

• a bushy thick mass (especially hair)

  he had an unruly shock of black hair

• a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; shock absorber, cushion

  the old car needed a new set of shocks

v.

• surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; stun, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback

  I was floored when I heard that I was promoted

• strike with disgust or revulsion; offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

  The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

• strike with horror or terror

  The news of the bombing shocked her

• collide violently
• collect or gather into shocks

  shock grain

• subject to electrical shocks
• inflict a trauma upon; traumatize, traumatise

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

shocks|shocked|shocking
syn.: appall awe frighten horrify startle terrify