shell-shocked

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ˈshell-shocked adjective  1. informalCONFUSED feeling tired, confused, or anxious because of a recent difficult experience 疲劳的；慌乱的，焦虑的2. MI old-fashioned mentally ill because of the terrible experiences of war 〔因战争的可怕经历而〕患炮弹休克的

Examples from the Corpus

shell-shocked• Ireland must have left Twickenham shell-shocked.• Perhaps all three universities in the league were still shell-shocked after being well beaten by the top Pizza clubs last Saturday.• Cindy looked a little shell-shocked after her driving test.• The other night I woke in panic, shell-shocked from the Gulf War.• He watched as Gilbert exchanged a look with an equally shell-shocked Frye ... and then hurried quickly towards the reception door.• It's similar to staggering shell-shocked in alien territory occupied solely by foreboding empty skyscrapers.• In shell-shocked silence she sat, huddled in her seat as they drove away from the hospital.

ˈshell-shocked adjectiveChineseSyllable  

tired, Corpus confused, of because or anxious feeling

shell-shocked
ˈshell-shocked adjective
1. informal feeling tired, confused, or anxious because of a recent difficult experience
2. old-fashioned mentally ill because of the terrible experiences of war

shell-shockedBrE /ˈʃel ʃɒkt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃel ʃɑːkt/ 🔊 adjectiveshocked, confused or anxious because of a difficult situation, and unable to think or act normally （因困境而）吓昏了头的，糊涂得不知所措的，焦虑得无法应对的suffering from shell shock 患弹震症的