1. A violent collision, impact, or explosion, or the force or movement resulting from this: The shock of the explosion blew out windows of every building on the street.
2.
a. Something that suddenly causes emotional distress: The news of his death was a shock to all of us.
b. A sudden feeling of distress: The shock of the news has not yet worn off.
3. A massive, acute physiological reaction usually to physical trauma, infection, or allergy, characterized by a marked loss of blood pressure, resulting in a diminished blood flow to body tissues and a rapid heart rate.
4. The sensation and muscular spasm caused by an electric current passing through the body or a body part.
5. A sudden economic disturbance, such as a rise in the price of a commodity.
6. A shock absorber.
v.shocked, shock·ing, shocks
v.tr.
1. To surprise and disturb greatly: We were shocked by his admission of wrongdoing.
2. To induce a state of physical shock in (an animal or person).
3.
a. To subject (an animal or person) to an electric shock.
b. To administer electric current to (a patient) to treat cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmias.
c. To administer electroconvulsive therapy to (a patient).
v.intr.Archaic
To come into contact violently, as in battle; collide.
[French choc, from choquer, to collide with, from Old French chuquier, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
shock 2
(shŏk)
n.
1. A number of sheaves of grain stacked upright in a field for drying.
1. to experience or cause to experience extreme horror, disgust, surprise, etc: the atrocities shocked us; she shocks easily.
2. to cause a state of shock in (a person)
3. to come or cause to come into violent contact; jar
n
4. a sudden and violent jarring blow or impact
5. something that causes a sudden and violent disturbance in the emotions: the shock of her father's death made her ill.
6. (Pathology) pathol a state of bodily collapse or near collapse caused by circulatory failure or sudden lowering of the blood pressure, as from severe bleeding, burns, fright, etc
7. (Pathology) pathol pain and muscular spasm as the physical reaction to an electric current passing through the body
[C16: from Old French choc, from choquier to make violent contact with, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German schoc]
ˈshockableadj
ˌshockaˈbilityn
shock
(ʃɒk)
n
1. (Agriculture) a number of sheaves set on end in a field to dry
2. (Agriculture) a pile or stack of unthreshed corn
vb
(Agriculture) (tr) to set up (sheaves) in shocks
[C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schok shock of corn, group of sixty]
1. a sudden or violent disturbance of the emotions or sensibilities.
2. a sudden and violent blow or impact.
3. a sudden or violent commotion.
4. gravely diminished blood circulation caused by severe injury or pain, blood loss, or certain diseases and characterized by pallor, weak pulse, and very low blood pressure.
5. the physiological effect produced by the passage of an electric current through the body.
6. shocks, shock absorbers, esp. in the suspension of an automobile.
v.t.
7. to affect with intense surprise, horror, etc.
8. to give an electric shock to.
9. to strike against violently.
v.i.
10. to undergo a shock.
adj.
11. intended to scandalize or titillate an audience by breaking taboos, esp. by using vulgarity, obscenity, or ethnic slurs: shock radio; shock art.
[1555–65; < Middle French choc armed encounter, n. derivative of choquer to clash (in battle) < Germanic; compare Dutch schokken to shake, jolt, jerk]
1. A life-threatening condition marked by a severe drop in blood pressure, resulting from serious injury or illness.
2. An instance of the passage of an electric current through the body. The amount of injury caused by electric shock depends on the type and strength of the current, the length of time the current is applied, and the route the current takes once it enters the body.
shock - An encounter between two charging hostile forces.
enfant terrible - Actually applies to young adults (generally male) who go out of their way to shock or embarrass but at the same time are considered talented.
perculsive - Describing something that gives you a shock.
ay, chihuahua - This interjection expresses surprise or shock—even dismay, annoyance, or resignation.
A number of bundles or armloads of stalks of grain such as wheat, oats, corn, or sorghum, set together vertically with the cut ends down. Such an arrangement allowed the stalks to dry and cure and kept the leaves pointed down to shed rain. Also, the act of making a shock.
shock - the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
3.
shock - a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
shock - (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
collapse, prostration - an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"
earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
6.
shock - an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
blip - a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"
7.
shock - a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
shock - strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
4.
shock - collide violently
clash, collide - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"
5.
shock - collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
(emotional) → chocm to give sb a shock → faire un choc à qn It gave us a shock → ça nous a fait un choc. to get a shock (= be shocked) → avoir un choc to come as a shock It came as a shock to hear that → Nous avons appris avec stupeur que ...
(= emotional disturbance) → Schockm, → Schlagm; (= state) → Schock(zustand)m; to suffer from shock → einen Schock (erlitten) haben; to be in (a state of) shock → unter Schockstehen; the shock killed him → den Schock hat er nichtüberlebt; rabbits can die of shock → für ein or bei einem Kaninchen kann ein Schocktödlich sein; a feeling of shock spread through the town → Entsetzennt → verbreitete sich in der Stadt; our feeling is one of shock → wir sind zutiefstbestürzt; a shock to one’s system → ein Kreislaufschock; it comes as a shock to hear that … → mit Bestürzunghöre ich/hören wir, dass …; to give somebody a shock → jdnerschrecken; it gave me a nasty shock → es hat mir einen bösenSchreck(en) eingejagt; to get the shock of one’s life → den Schock seines Lebenskriegen; I got the shock of my life when I heard … → ich dachte, mich trifft der Schlag, als ich hörte …(inf); he is in for a shock!(inf) → der wird sich wundern(inf)
1. a severe emotional disturbance. The news gave us all a shock. skok صَدْمَه جَسَديَّه او نَفْسِيَّه шок abalo otřes der Schock chok σοκ, κλονισμόςconmoción, golpe ðokk برق گرفتن ؛ هول و هراس پيدا كردن järkytys chocהלם सदमा potres (živaca), prepast megrázkódtatás goncangan, keterkejutan áfall shock, choc 衝撃 충격 smūgis, sukrėtimas šoks; trieciens; pārdzīvojums kejutan schoksjokkwstrząs ولۍ، سترۍ (لكه دجواروچه ولاړه وي abalo şoc шок, потрясение otras pretres šok chock อาการตกใจสุดขีด şok, sarsıntı 震驚 удар, струс صدمہ cú sốc 震惊
2. (often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current. He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire. skok صَدْمَه كَهْرُبائِيّه удар choque rána der Schlag stød ηλεκτροπληξίαdescarga elektrilöök تكان سخت خوردن sähköisku choc שוֹק חַשמָלִי झटका udar áramütés kejutan, getaran (rafmagns)lost scossa 電気ショック 전기 쇼크 šokas šoks; strāvas trieciens kejutan schokstøtporażenie سترۍ choque şoc удар šok sunek šok stöt กระตุ้นด้วยไฟฟ้า cereyan çarpması 電擊 шок від електричного розряду بجلی کا جھٹکا sự bị điện giật 电击
3. a sudden blow coming with great force. the shock of an earthquake. skok هَزَّه، زلْزال разтърсване choque otřes der Stoß chok δόνηση, κραδασμόςchoque, impacto, golpe tõuge تكان سخت خوردن isku secousseשוק तेज झटका udarac rázkódás guncangan högg, kippur scossa 震動 충격, 진동 smūgis grūdiens gegaran schokrystelsewstrząs سترۍ choque zguduitură толчок otras sunek udar stöt อาการสะเทือนใจ şok, sarsıntı 強震 поштовх تصادم cú va chạm 震动
4. a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock. He was suffering from shock after the crash. skok صَدْمَه عَصَبِيَّه шок choque šok der Schock chok αποπληξία, σοκshock, choque ðokk تشنج گرفتن shokki chocהלם सदमा šok sokk syok lost, geðshræring shock, choc ショック症 쇼크(증) šokas, smūgis šoks kejutan schoksjokkszok, wstrząs ګډوډى منځ ته راتلل choque şoc шок šok šok šok chock สภาวะช็อก şok, travma 休克 шок سخت اعصابی ہیجان tình trạng cực kì yếu đuối 休克
verb
to give a shock to; to upset or horrify. Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me. skok يَصْدُم потрисам chocar otřást schockieren chokere αναστατώνω, συγκλονίζω, σοκάρωconmocionar, conmover, afectar vapustama شوكه شدن shokeerata bouleverser; choquer לְקַבֵּל הֶלֶם स्तब्ध होना užasnuti, sablazniti megrendít, sokkol mengejutkan fá á, setja úr jafnvægi, hrylla scuotere, scioccare 衝撃を与える 충격을 주다 pritrenkti, kelti pasibaisėjimą šokēt; satriekt; šausmināt mengejutkan schokkensjokkere, rystewstrząsać سترۍ (لكه دجواروچه ولاړه وي chocar a bulversa; a şoca поражать, потрясать otriasť pretresti šokirati chocka ทำให้สะดุ้งตกใจ şoke etmek/olmak, dehşete düşmek 震驚 приголомшувати; шокувати دہشت زدہ کرنا làm đau buồn 震惊
ˈshocker noun
a very unpleasant person or thing. This headache is a real shocker. erge ding مُزْعِج отвратителен човек horror hrůza der Graus plage κπ. ή κτ. δυσάρεστο(ς), κπ. ή κτ. που προκαλεί μεγάλη αναστάτωση horror, desastre vastikus تكان دهنده ؛ شوكه كننده kauhistus horreur אָדָם/דָבָר מְזַעֲזֵע नापसंदीदा nešto jeftino, šokantno loše rohadt dolog yang sangat tak menyenangkan hryllingur orrore いやなもの 소름을 끼치게 하는 것 kas baisaus/bjauraus kaut kas nejauks, šokējošs sesuatu yang tidak menyenangkan iets vreselijks plage coś okropnego شوک ورکوونکی horror oribil отталкивающий человек; очень неприятная вещь hrôza strahota; grdoba strava som är ryslig, rysare ผู้ตกใจสุดขีด berbat kimse/şey 令人震驚的人或事 відштовхуюча людина وحشت ناک شے người, vật gây ra sự bàng hoàng 令人震惊的事或人
2. very bad. a shocking cold. baie erg سَيِّئ отвратителен horroroso strašný schrecklich slem απαίσιοςespantoso kohutav زشت kamala épouvantableאיום बहुत खराब grozan, gadan undorító sangat burtuk hræðilegur orribile ひどい 지독한 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs; neciešams teruk vreselijkuhyrlig, redselsfullokropny ناوړه horroroso înspăimântător ужасный tuhý strašen užasan förfärlig แย่มาก berbat 很糟的 страшенний بہت برا rất tồi 很不好的
ˈshockingly adverb
1. very. shockingly expensive. baie جِدا жасно terrivelmente strašně schrecklich chokerende τρομεράescandalosamente vapustavalt بطور هولناك järkyttävän affreusement בְּצוּרָה אָיוּמָה दहलाने वाला strašno, užasno nagyon sangat hræðilega terribilmente とても 충격적인 pasibaisëtinai satriecoši; ārkārtīgi sangat vreselijkforferdelig, sjokkartet okropnie د لړزوونکی terrivelmente scandalos ужасно, очень strašne strašno šokantno förfärligt มาก aşırı, müthiş 非常的 дуже بہت زیادہ cực kỳ 非常地
2. very badly. It was shockingly made. baie erg بصورةٍ سَيِّئَه отвратително muito mal mizerně miserable rystende απαίσια muy mal kohutavalt (halvasti) بطور زشت و زننده surkeasti très malאיום ונורא बहुत खराब grozno undorítóan secara sangat buruk hræðilega illa (molto male) ひどく 지독하게 siaubingai briesmīgi; šausmīgi; neciešami sangat teruk erg slechtforferdelig, redselsfulltfatalnie ټكان وركوونكى muito mal foarte rău очень плохо mizerne obupno šokantnost mycket dåligt, miserabelt แย่มาก çok kötü şekilde 很糟地 дуже погано بری طرح سے rất tồi 很糟地
ˈshock-absorber noun
a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps. skokabsorbeerder مُخَمِّد الصَّدَمات амортисьор amortecedor tlumič nárazů der Stoßdämpfer støddæmper αμορτισέρamortiguador amortisaator كمك فنر iskunvaimennin amortisseur בּוֹלֵם זַעֲזוּעִים झटकासह, धक्कासह amortizer lengéscsillapító alat peredam getaran höggdeyfir, dempari ammortizzatore 緩衝器 완충기 amortizatorius amortizators penyerap kejutan schokbrekerstøtdemperamortyzator فنر، سپرنګ amortecedorамортизатор tlmič nárazov blažilnik ublaživač potresa stötdämpare เครื่องป้องกันการสะเทือน amortisör 避震器 амортизатор ضربہ گیر thiết bị giảm sóc 减震器
shock2
(ʃok) noun
a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head. boskasie كُتْلَة من الشَّعْر сплъстена коса grenha chomáče vlasů der Schopf manke πυκνή τούφα μαλλιών mata pahmakas خرمن گيسو hiuspehko tignasse שֵׂיעַר פָּרוּעַ बाल का गुच्छा čupa, čupava kosa kócos haj(fürt) rambut hármakki zazzera くしゃくしゃの髪 엉클어진 머리 plaukų kupeta, gaurai (matu) cekuls rambut lebat haarbosbustet hårmanke czupryna ویښتانو trunfa hălăciugă копна волос chumáč vlasov čop čupava kosa [tjock] kalufs ขนหรือผมที่รุงรัง sert kabarık saç 滿頭亂髮 копиця волосся بالوں کا جھنڈ mớ tóc bù xù 乱蓬蓬的一堆(头发)
n., Fr. shock, choque, estado anormal generado por una insuficiencia circulatoria sanguínea que puede causar descenso en la presión arterial, pulso rápido, palidez, temperatura anormalmente baja y debilidad;
anaphylactic ___ → ___ anafiláctico;
endotoxic ___ → ___ endotóxico;
septic ___ → ___ séptico;
___ therapy, electric → terapia electroconvulsiva.
n choque m, shock m (Ang); anaphylactic — choque or shock anafiláctico; cardiogenic — choque or shock cardiogénico; electric — descarga eléctrica, choque or shock eléctrico; hypovolemic — choque or shock hipovolémico; neurogenic — choque or shock neurogénico; septic — choque or shock séptico
The inclusion criteria were as follows: age ≥18 years; new-onset hypotension unexplained by any other known cause; and signs of tissue hypoperfusion, including tachycardia (except neurogenic shock in which the heart rate was not fast), oliguria (urine output of <0.5 ml/kg body weight for 1 h), mottled skin, and altered mental state.
The case scenarios relating to circulatory shock such as hypovolemic shock, neurogenic shock, obstructive shock, and septic shock were clearly narrated into a microphone, from the soundproof audio-visual room.
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