& o o [VN] She
enjoys shocking people by saying outrageous things. M1l$£t;#i&^Xi&X^W-i£ihA#I^o [also VN to inf]
►
shocked adj.: For a few minutes
we stood in shocked silence,
'shock absorber noun a device that is
fitted to each wheel of a vehicle in order to reduce the effects of travelling
over rough ground, so that passengers can be more comfortable in&llfg
shock er /'Xnka(r); NAmE 'Ja:k-/ noun {informal) 1 a film/ movie, piece
of news or person that shocks you XAH It W ffe ?M ^ §r KL A.) 2 something that is of very low quality MUH&AWXM
'shock-headed (also 'shock-haired) adj. (of people A) having a
lot of thick untidy hair $
'shock-horror adj. intending to make
people very shocked or very angry )
W; 4A
ta W: a shock-horror
advertising campaign — IX 31 ®
shocking Ow /‘Jnkiri; NAmE ‘Ja:k-/ adj.
1 that offends or upsets people; that is
morally wrong 4>A^1IW; t!A1f&'W; XillSW: shocking
behaviour %&ABff KlWfrA o shocking
news ^Alt^il 0 It is shocking that they involved children in the crime.
A •A£##iji, oa shocking
waste of money X X^X^WMXX 2 {informal, especially BrE) very bad The house was left in a
shocking state. ►shockingly adv.: a shockingly high
mortality rate AW^E
.shocking 'pink adj. very bright pink in
colour feW ►
.shocking
'pink noun [U]
'shock jock noun (informal, especially NAmE) a disc jockey on a radio show who
deliberately expresses opinions or uses language that many people find offensive
shockproof /'Jnkpruif; NAmE 'Jaik-/-adj. made so that it cannot
be damaged if it is dropped or hit |$f ft W : My watch is
shockproof and waterproof. W X A PI It
Pfr/ko
'shock tactics noun [pi.] actions that are
done to deliberately shock people in order to persuade them to do
)
shock therapy (also shock treatment) noun [U] a way of treating
mental illness by giving electric shocks
or a drug that has a similar effect
()
'shock troops noun [pi.] soldiers who are
specially trained to make sudden attacks on the enemy oPPA.
' shock wave noun 1 a movement of very
high air pressure that is caused by an explosion, earthquake, etc.
( *§#, 2 shock waves [pl.]
feelings of shock that people
experience when sth bad happens suddenly ftlsi; MM: The
murder sent shock waves through the whole community.
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shod /Jod; NAmE Ja:d/
adj. {literary) wearing shoes of the type mentioned % U
••• f£ W : She turned on her elegantly shod heel. &?m#«Wl£l£W
KJjJ^ATo
— see also shoe, shoeing, shod, shod v. shoddy /’Jndi; NAmE 'Ja:di/ adj. (shoddier, shoddiest) 1 (of goods, work,
etc. ^ „ X # ^) made or done badly and with not enough care ffcX$3.fi£W;
W; 'X, M W HT1 second-rate : shoddy goods pp o shoddy workmanship $& J|5I W # X’
2 dishonest or unfair ttE if W; # SP W: shoddy
treatment X j? W M ► shod-dily adv. shod-di-ness noun [U]
Shoe 0-m /Ju:/ noun, verb
m noun 1 one of a pair of
outer coverings for your feet, usually made of leather or plastic $£: a
pair of shoes — It oHe took his shoes and socks off. 0
What’s your shoe size? A W H ? o a shoe brush H
JgiJ
o shoe polish $£?& — see also snowshoe 2 = horseshoe IfiTOl be in sb’s shoes I put yourself in sb’s shoes to be in, or imagine
that you are in, another person’s situation, especially when it is an
unpleasant or difficult one AWI wouldn’t
like to be in your shoes
when they find out about it.
if ,1 were in ‘your shoes used to introduce a piece of advice you
are giving to sb (
resign immediately. ^ i
l#Ii% # W fe, & ffi al M
SI IRo if
the shoe fits {NAmE) = if the cap fits at cap
n.
the shoe is
on the other 'foot {NAmE) = the boot is