1.shock用作动词的基本意思是“使…震惊”,也可作“使受电击”解,引申可作“使…感到厌恶、恐惧”解。
2.shock是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
3.shock表示状态,可接介词at引起的短语、动词不定式或that从句。
4.shock的过去分词shocked常可用作形容词,在句中多用作表语。
shock into(v.+prep.)
使受震惊而处于… force sb into sth or doing sth by means of a shock
▲shock sb into sth/v-ing
Gill's last school report shocked his parents into action.吉尔最后的成绩单使他的父母大为震惊,不得不采取行动。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
It would do her good to be shocked into changing her opinion.给她以震动,从而使她改变主意,这会对她有好处。
用作及物动词
▲S+~+n./pron.
The child's bad language shocked everyone.这孩子的脏话使大家很震惊。
The president's assassination shocked everyone under the sun.总统遇刺使全世界都为之震惊。
He didn't suspect that they were using him to shock the others.他没想到他们在利用他吓唬别人。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
I'm not easily shocked, but that book is really a bad one.我不会轻易感到震惊,但那实在是一本不堪入目的书。
How is she feeling after the accident?Oh, she was a bit shocked, but she's OK now.这次事故后她感觉如何?噢,她有一点受惊,但现在全好了。
She got shocked when she touched the bare wire.她摸了裸线,挨电击了。
I was shocked at the news of her death.我听到她去世的消息十分震惊。
He was shocked at her smoking.他对她抽烟感到很震惊。
▲It ~s/ed n./pron. to-v
It shocked me to see how my neighbours treated their children.看到邻居那样对待孩子我很惊愕。
▲S+be ~ed+to-v
They were shocked to hear of the bad news.他们听到这则坏消息很震惊。
He was shocked to hear his daughter swearing.听到他的女儿骂人他非常生气。
▲S+be ~ed+that-clause
I'm shocked that you should reject her like that.你那样不接受她令我震惊。
下面三个句子的意思相同:
I was shocked to learn that he had been
in prison.
It shocked me to learn that he had been
in prison.
It shocked me that he had been in prison.
听说他坐过监狱我感到很震惊。
他知道这消息后感到很震惊。
[误] He was much shocked with the news.
[正] He was much shocked at the news.
[析] 表示“对…感到震惊”应说be shocked at〔by〕 sth,不说be shocked with sth。
[派生词] shocker n.(因下流、粗野或不道德而)令人震惊的人或东西‖shocking adj.骇人的,令人震惊的;使人心烦意乱;极不恰当的;很坏的,很不好的‖shockingly adv. 骇人地;很坏地
[同义词] n. blow, distress, disturbance, fright, turn, upset v. disgust, dismay, disquiet, horrify, offend, shake, unsettle
[反义词] n. delight, pleasure v. delight, gratify, please
[词源] <古法语choc<choquier(碰撞)
1.shock的基本意思是“震动”,指因碰撞或爆炸造成的强烈的冲击或震动,也可表示“电击”,还可指“突然而来的打击”,是可数名词。
2.shock也可表示“激动,震惊”“使人震惊的事”,但当shock表示具体的“使人震惊的事”时,就用作普通名词,前面常加不定冠词a。
3.在医学术语中, shock还可作“休克”解,是不可数名词。
The shock of the earthquake was felt for miles.地震几英里以外人们都能感觉得到。
The shock of blast shattered many windows.许多窗户在爆炸中震碎了。
I felt the shock as the aircraft hit the ground.飞机着陆时我感觉到震了一下。
The ship got a rude shock.船受到猛烈的震荡。
Earthquake shocks are often felt in Japan.在日本经常可以感觉到地震。
The wire is covered with plastic to prevent shock.电线外侧裹着塑料以免有人触电。
His death was a great shock to the family.他的死对他家庭是一个很大的打击。
The shock robbed him of speech.他震惊得说不出话来。
The news was a bad shock, but she got over it soon.那消息太使人震惊了,但她很快会恢复平静的。
He felt shock rather than anger.他感到的不是气愤而是震惊。
I got such a shock when I looked in the mirror.我对着镜子看了看,不禁大吃一惊。
The news came as a shock to us.消息传来,我们都震惊了。
I don't wonder at your shock!我对你的震惊毫不奇怪。
He was taken to hospital suffering from shock.他因休克被送进医院。
Several of those who survived the accident have been taken to hospital in a state of shock.有好几个在事故中幸存下来的人送到医院时处于休克状态。
That nasty shock cured him of his inquisitiveness for ever.那件令人讨厌的事把他爱管闲事的毛病彻底治好了。
They formed themselves into a shock brigade.他们组成突击队。
▲It was a ~+to-v
It was a shock to learn of his death.听到他去世令人震惊。
▲It was a ~+v-ing
It was a shock hearing of his bad illness.听说他得了重病令人震惊。
他的失败令大家大为震惊。
[误] His failure was great shock to us.
[正] His failure was a great shock to us.
[析] shock 表示“使人震惊的事”时,前面常加不定冠词a。
