shock

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شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   verb ADV. deeply, really The news had shocked her deeply. | easily He had old-fashioned ideas and was easily shocked. PREP. into The news shocked her into action.,   noun 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. electric shock ADJ. massive | mild He gave himself a mild electric shock while changing a light bulb. | electric VERB + SHOCK get, receive | give sb 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

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: see CULTURE SHOCK.

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: noun blow: The loss of my child was a great shock. noun jolt: He got a shock from the electric wires. verb astounded: It shocked us to learn of her death.

Simple Definitions

4 general:: shock adjectives a big/great shock • It was a great shock to find out he had been lying. a terrible/awful shock • Her death was a terrible shock to everyone. a complete/total shock • No one expected the factory to close – it was a complete shock. a nasty shock especially British English (= one that is very unpleasant and upsetting ) • Come and sit down. You’ve had a nasty shock. a rude shock formal (= one that is unexpected and unpleasant but not serious ) • Shopping for food in Miyako brought a rude shock. The prices were breathtaking. verbs get/have a shock • I got a shock when I saw how thin he had become. give somebody a shock • Oh, you gave me quite a shock. get over/recover from a shock • He hasn’t got over the shock of losing his job yet. die of shock informal (= be very surprised ) • I nearly died of shock when I saw Helen at the door. phrases come as a shock (= be very unexpected ) • The collapse of the company came as a shock to us all. be a bit of a shock British English especially spoken (= be a shock, but not very serious or unpleasant ) • I wasn’t expecting to win, so it was a bit of a shock. be a shock to the system (= be strange because you are not used to something ) • Having to work full-time again was quite a shock to the system. be in for a shock (= be likely to have a shock ) • Anyone who thinks that bringing up children is easy is in for a shock. be in a state of shock ( also be in deep shock ) (= be very shocked and upset ) • Eva left the room in a state of shock. get the shock of your life (= get a very big shock ) • He got the shock of his life when he found out who I was.

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