shocks

shock[ ??ks ]

• n.
  • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

    "he was numb with shock"

    同义词：dazestupor

  • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

    "the armies met in the shock of battle"

    同义词：impact

  • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

    "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"

    同义词：electric shockelectrical shock

  • (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

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

    同义词：seismic disturbance

  • an unpleasant or disappointing surprise

    "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

    同义词：blow

  • 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

    "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

    同义词：shock absorbercushion

• v.
  • surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

    同义词：stunfloorball overblow out of the watertake aback

  • strike with disgust or revulsion

    "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

    同义词：offendscandalizescandaliseappalappalloutrage

  • 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

    同义词：traumatizetraumatise