1. 震惊;惊愕;令人震惊的事
    If you have a shock, something suddenly happens which is unpleasant, upsetting, or very surprising.

    e.g. The extent of the violence came as a shock...
           暴力程度令人震惊。
    e.g. He has never recovered from the shock of your brother's death...
           他从未从你哥哥去世的打击中恢复过来。

2. (身心受到的)打击，震惊
    Shock is a person's emotional and physical condition when something very frightening or upsetting has happened to them.

    e.g. The little boy was speechless with shock...
           那小男孩惊得说不出话来。
    e.g. She's still in a state of shock.
           她仍惊魂未定。

3. 休克
    If someone is in shock, they are suffering from a serious physical condition in which their blood is not flowing round their body properly, for example because they have had a bad injury.

    e.g. He was found beaten and in shock...
           发现他被打得休克了。
    e.g. They escaped the blaze but were rushed to hospital suffering from shock.
           他们逃离了火海,却因休克而被迅速送往医院。

4. 使震惊;使惊愕;打击
    If something shocks you, it makes you feel very upset, because it involves death or suffering and because you had not expected it.

    e.g. After forty years in the police force nothing much shocks me...
           在警队呆了 40 年后，我对什么都见怪不怪了。
    e.g. Relief workers were shocked by what they saw.
           救援人员被眼前的景象惊呆了。

5. (因行为粗鲁或不道德而)使不快，使气愤，使厌恶，使反感
    If someone or something shocks you, it upsets or offends you because you think it is rude or morally wrong.

shock

    e.g. You can't shock me...
           我不会被你激怒的。
    e.g. They were easily shocked in those days...
           在那个年代，他们动不动就对一些事情看不顺眼。

6. (通告、事件等)令人惊愕的，令人震惊的
    A shock announcement or event is one which shocks people because it is unexpected.

shock

    e.g. ...the shock announcement that she is to resign.
           她将要辞职的惊人声明
    e.g. ...a shock defeat.
           令人震惊的落败

7. (对经济、传统、生活方式的)冲击，撞击
    A shock is something sudden and unexpected that threatens the economy, traditions, or way of life of a group of people.

    e.g. This is the latest in a series of shocks to the Scandinavian banking system.
           这是一系列对斯堪的纳维亚银行系统的冲击中最近的一次。
    e.g. ...the economic pain of two oil shocks.
           两次原油冲击下的经济萧条

8. 冲击力
    A shock is the force of something suddenly hitting or pulling something else.

    e.g. Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.
           钢制栅栏可以弯曲并能吸收冲击力。

9. 触电;电击
      A shock is the same as an electric shock .

10. 减震器
      A shock is a shock absorber .

      e.g. Do you think I need new shocks?
             你认为我需要换新的减震器吗？

11. 浓密的一堆(头发)
      A shock of hair is a very thick mass of hair on a person's head.

      e.g. ...a very old priest with a shock of white hair.
             满头白发、年事已高的神父

12. see also: shocking;culture shock;electric shock;shell shock

13. 从速严惩
      A short, sharp shock is a punishment that is fairly harsh and severe but only lasts for a short time.