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electric shock

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Electricity
eˌlectric ˈshock noun [countable]  TPEa sudden shock to your body, caused by electricity 触电;电击
Examples from the Corpus
electric shockA defibrillator can analyze the heart rhythm of a cardiac arrest victim and administer an electric shock.She caught Lee's eye and Lee felt an electric shock pass through her.Some of them were in a terrible state because they'd had an electric shock from the lightning.The touch of her daughter's warm skin on her own was like an electric shock.Or, still more tempting, to send an electric shock interactively to senders of the more offensive messages?
eˌlectric ˈshock nounChineseSyllable
Corpus to sudden a shock your caused body, by electricity


electric shock
eˌlectric ˈshock noun [countable]
a sudden shock to your body, caused by electricity


electric shockBrE /ɪˌlektrɪk ˈʃɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˌlektrɪk ˈʃɑːk/ 🔊 (also shock) nouna sudden painful feeling that you get when electricity passes through your body 电休克;触电;电击