shocking

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shock·ing /ˈʃɒkɪŋ $ ˈʃɑːk-/ S3 adjective 1 very surprising, upsetting, and difficult to believe 惊人的，骇人的，令人难以置信的 the shocking news that Mark had hanged himself 马克上吊自杀的惊人消息 a shocking discovery 令人震惊的发现 The anger in his face was shocking. 他脸上的怒色很吓人。2 SHOCKmorally wrong 不道德的，令人憎恶的 It’s shocking that hospitals can deny help to older people. 医院竟然拒绝帮助老人，真是令人发指。 a shocking waste of money 惹人反感的金钱挥霍3 British English informalBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS very bad 极坏的，很糟的 SYN terrible The path was in a shocking state. 这条小路的状态太糟糕了。 I’ve got a shocking cold. 我感冒得很厉害。 —shockingly adverb → shock2

Examples from the Corpus

shocking• She says it's very shocking.• He couldn't have observed her intent scrutiny which was fuelled by an unfamiliar feeling she found deeply shocking.• These shocking events horrified the entire world.• Everything went black in the shocking folds of his embrace.• It can be quite shocking for a child to see the changes in his or her body as puberty approaches.• The report revealed some shocking new facts about the effect of drinking on health.• shocking photographs of mass graves• Another shocking piece of news greeted Theo in June, 1882.• But it is full of frustrating inconsistencies, with the central auto-da-fe scene standing out in almost shocking relief from everything else.• The woman had a husband who was a shocking sinner, he went in for drink something chronic.• But it has remained as puzzling to modern historians as it was shocking to contemporaries.• Opinion takes a world of countries so much for granted, it is mildly shocking to discover how recent the concept is.shocking news• Perhaps the most shocking news was that children got hit the hardest in this downward spiral.shocking waste• Moreover, it would be a shocking waste if you were not.• Lord Justice Woolf said this would be a shocking waste of resources.shocking state• He'd woken in a shocking state, his mouth like the Sahara desert.• It is a shocking state of affairs, and the Secretary of State should be ashamed of himself.

shock·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable

believe very to surprising, and difficult upsetting, Corpus

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shocking
shock‧ing S3 /ˈʃɒkɪŋ $ ˈʃɑːk-/