shocking
英 ['??k??]
美['?ɑk??]
- adj. 令人震驚的；可怕的，令人厭惡的；糟糕的
- v. 感到震驚；震動；沖突（shock的ing形式）
TOEFL中低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?shockingly;
英文詞源
- shocking (adj.)
- 1690s, "offensive," present participle adjective from shock (v.1). From 1704 as "causing a jolt of indignation, horror, etc.;" from 1798 as "so bad as to be shocking." Related: Shockingly. Shocking pink introduced February 1937 by Italian-born fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
雙語例句
- 1. It is shocking that humans can behave with such bestiality towards others.
- 令人震驚的是，人竟然能對同類下此毒手。
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- 2. I must have been in a shocking state last night.
- 昨晚我的情況一定很糟糕。
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- 3. It's shocking how students can't spell these days.
- 當(dāng)今的學(xué)生們拼寫上差得令人吃驚。
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- 4. The media coverage was shocking.
- 當(dāng)時媒體的報(bào)道糟透了。
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- 5. It is shocking that nothing was said.
- 當(dāng)時竟然什么都沒說，真讓人憤慨。
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