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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shak·en /ˈʃeɪkən/ (also shaken up) adjective [not usually before noun]  UPSETFRIGHTENEDupset, shocked, or frightened by something that has happened to you 心烦的;震惊的;受惊的 ‘How’s Jacob?’ ‘Pretty shaken up, but he’ll be all right.’ 雅各布怎么样?”“几乎吓坏了,不过他会没事的。 He was badly shaken after the attack. 这次袭击让他受惊不小。see thesaurus at shocked
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shakenI could see that he still felt shaken.The Bronskis appeared visibly shaken as they viewed the damage to their home.As the minutes of silence and confusion unfolded, the crush eased and a visibly shaken band were allowed back onstage.The knowledge left her shaken, gasping for breath.It was refreshing, and did much to calm her shaken nerves.I have walked in the truth and spoken in strength, I have shaken twenty-two regions with my power.Oh, this was ridiculous! she told herself in a deeply shaken voice.He raised them now at the two shaken women who sat facing him in the interview-room at Stowbridge police station.badly shakenJuly 1944, failed although he was injured and undoubtedly badly shaken.He and his wife were badly shaken and decided to move out of Ulster so that their children could grow up under normal conditions.An Arab ambassador said he was bruised, looked badly shaken and needed at least two weeks to recover.He was badly shaken and needed nine stitches in a head injury.I was badly shaken by that pact.She was badly shaken by the experience.The remaining building societies would be badly shaken if Nationwide was forced to convert.She had been badly shaken up and obviously distressed by the experience.
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shaken
shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/ (also ˌshaken ˈup) adjective [not usually before noun]
 Word Family: noun: shake, shaker, shakiness; adjective: shaky, shaken; verb: shake; adverb: shakily
upset, shocked, or frightened by something that has happened to you:
    ‘How’s Jacob?’ ‘Pretty shaken up, but he’ll be all right.’
    He was badly shaken after the attack.
     
THESAURUS
    shocked feeling surprised and upset by something very unexpected and unpleasant: I was shocked when I heard what had happened. | We are all deeply shocked by his death. | They seemed shocked at the suggestion.
    shaken shocked because something very unpleasant or frightening has happened – used when the experience has made you feel weak or nervous: He was badly shaken by the incident. | She looked shaken by the news.
    be in a state of shock to feel shocked and unable to do normal things: He was uninjured but in a state of shock after the attack.
    horrified very shocked because something unpleasant or frightening has happened: She was horrified to discover that her son had been taking drugs. | There was a horrified look on his face.
    appalled very shocked because you think something is very bad: I was appalled by his behaviour. | Emma was appalled at how he’d treated his mother.
    traumatized so badly shocked that you are affected for a very long time: The children were severely traumatized by years of civil war.
    outraged extremely shocked and angry: The victim’s family were outraged at the short jail sentence.
    devastated extremely shocked and sad – used when someone is extremely badly affected by something: Petra was absolutely devastated by the death of her daughter.
    stunned so shocked that you are unable to do or say anything immediately: He had been stunned by the news of his friend’s sudden death.
    dazed very shocked and unable to think clearly: He emerged from the wreck of the car, dazed but unhurt.
    aghast /əˈɡɑːst $ əˈɡæst/ [not before noun] written shocked: She looked aghast at the suggestion.


shakenBrE /ˈʃeɪkən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃeɪkən/ 🔊 (also shaken ˈup) adjective [not usually before noun] shocked, upset or frightened by sth 震惊;烦恼;恐惧