shocking
英['ʃɒkɪŋ]
美['ʃɑkɪŋ]
- adj. 令人震惊的；可怕的，令人厌恶的；糟糕的
- v. 感到震惊；震动；冲突（shock的ing形式）
英英释意
- 1. glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism;
- "lurid details of the accident"
- 2. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation;
- "scandalous behavior"
- "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray
- "the most shocking book of its time"