shocking
adjective
uk/ˈʃɒk.ɪŋ/us/ˈʃɑː.kɪŋ/shockingadjective(OFFENSIVE)
B1
offensive,upsetting, orimmoral:
令人厌恶的；令人难过的；不道德的Thesexscenesin thebookwereconsideredvery shocking at thetimewhen it waspublished.这本书里面的性爱场面描写在当初出版时被认为是不堪入目的。
There are fewcrimesmoretrulyshocking than themurderorabuseofchildren.没有什么犯罪比谋杀或虐待儿童更骇人听闻了。
- The city's most shockingstatisticisitshighinfantmortalityrate.
- He gave a veryvividand often shockingaccountof histimeinprison.
- Themotivefor this shockingattackseemsto beracialhatred.
- There were some very shockingpicturesof thefightingon thenewslastnight.
- Thewholecountryhas beenoutragedby this most shocking ofcrimes.
Morally wrong and evil
- abhorrent
- amoral
- amorality
- anomie
- antichrist
- disgrace
- dissipated
- dissolute
- dissolutely
- dissoluteness
- no goodidiom
- no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
- non-ethical
- obscene
- obscenely
- turpitude
- unconscionable
- unconscionably
- unethical
- unprincipled
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Saddening, shocking and upsetting
shockingadjective(VERY BAD)
mainlyUKinformal
extremelybadorunpleasant, or of verylowquality:
极糟的，极令人厌恶的；质量低劣的What shockingweather!天气可真糟糕！
Mymemoryis shocking.我的记性极差。
Not of good quality
- a miserable, poor, etc. excuse forsomethingidiom
- apology
- appallingly
- atrocious
- atrociously
- awfully
- awfulness
- badness
- downscale
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inadequately
- janky
- tacky
- tawdry
- thinness
- third-class
- third-rate
- unappetizing
- wretched
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Serious and unpleasant
shockingadjective(SURPRISING)
extremelysurprising:
令人震惊的，令人极为惊讶的Thenewscame as a shockingblow.这一消息令人震惊，对人打击不小。
Surprising and shocking
- amaze
- amazing
- amazingly
- astonish
- astonishing
- blinding
- dynamite
- earth-shattering
- earth-shatteringly
- earthshakingly
- overtake
- shock tactics
- springsomethingonsomeone
- stagger
- staggering
- staggeringly
- startle
- stun
- the darnedest thingidiom
- thunderbolt