shocking

英 ['ʃɒkɪŋ] 美['ʃɑkɪŋ]
  • adj. 令人震惊的;可怕的,令人厌恶的;糟糕的
  • v. 感到震惊;震动;冲突(shock的ing形式)

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词态变化


副词: shockingly;

英英释意


1. glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism;
"lurid details of the accident"
2. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation;
"scandalous behavior"
"the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray
"the most shocking book of its time"

英文词源


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.

考试真题


Unfortunately, many federal and state laws impose post-conviction restrictions on a shockingly large number of Americans, who are prevented from ever fully paying their debt to society.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

It turns out that the guy operates the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he's turning out newspapers with shocking headlines.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Even as a satire (讽刺), it seems disgusting and shocking in America with its child-centered culture.

2015年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Shockingly, the two groups came up with plans of similar quality ( ' , although the college students had better spelling skills).

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

A recent article in The Harvard Crimson noted the shocking growth of Harvard's public relations arm in the last five years and it questioned whether a focus on risk management and avoiding controversy was really the best outward-looking face of this great institution.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Such results may seem surprising against the background of shocking incidents that color the way the mass media portray the young.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

So scientists have come up with a shocking idea.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The 8-0 objection to President Obama turns on what Justice Samuel Alito describes in his objection as "a shocking assertion of federal executive power".

2013年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

实用场景例句


shocking behaviour
骇人听闻的行为

牛津词典

shocking news
令人震惊的消息

牛津词典

It is shocking that they involved children in the crime.
令人发指的是,他们教唆儿童参与犯罪活动。

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a shocking waste of money
令人咋舌的挥霍行为

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The house was left in a shocking state.
那座房子破败得不成样子了。

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a shockingly high mortality rate
高得惊人的死亡率

牛津词典

The media coverage was shocking...
当时媒体的报道糟透了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I must have been in a shocking state last night.
昨晚我的情况一定很糟糕。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It is shocking that nothing was said...
当时竟然什么都没说,真让人愤慨。

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This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
这是对隐私的公然侵犯。

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The report lays bare the shocking housing conditions in this city.
那份报告揭露了这座城巿恶劣的住房条件.

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I think it's shocking the way you are having at the ball.
我认为您在舞会上的表现十分恶劣.

期刊摘选

If the observation of the Australian dollar against the yen cross, will find even more shocking.
如果观察澳元兑日元的交叉盘, 则会发现情况更为惊心.

期刊摘选

Righteous indignation: your wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others.
义愤 —— 他人的震怒与自己的愤怒的对抗.

期刊摘选

He saw shocking oversights and inefficiencies that made the Separatist invasion possible.
他看出在首都遭到分裂势力入侵的背后是惊人的疏漏与低效.

期刊摘选

He crumpled up under the shocking news of his father's sudden death.
听到他父亲突然死去的噩耗,他完全失魂落魄了.

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Eg : There is no doubt that these phenomena are shocking and should arouse our social concern.
毫无疑问这些现象令人震惊并应该唤醒社会的关注.

期刊摘选

The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.
厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕.

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China is not only the United States a shocking figure also high.
不仅美国数字惊人中国也很高.

期刊摘选

His attitude was shocking to her.
他的态度令她感到震惊.

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His grammar is shocking.
他的文句糟极了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The shocking revelations caused quite a storm.
这些惊人的揭露引起了一阵相当激烈的反应.

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Her racy stories can be rather shocking.
她那些下流的故事讲起来有时很让人吃惊.

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Shocking crimes are now on the upswing.
骇人的罪行正在增长.

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Such behaviour is really shocking.
这种行为真不像话.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

We felt curious ( as to ) how she received the shocking news.
我们很想知道她听到这坏消息时的反应.

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It's shocking how he has gone to seed in last few years.
近年来他衰颓的程度令人吃惊.

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