| 单词 | to come as a shock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come as a shock (also surprise, etc.) c. With as. Of an event, occurrence, action, etc.: to have a specified effect on a person or thing, as to come as a shock (also surprise, etc.). ΚΠ 1895 H. Norman People & Politics Far East iv. 76 ‘Pidgin French’ or ‘petit nègre’, as it is called, comes as a complete surprise. 1898 Amer. Missionary Dec. 171 The necessitated withdrawal of aid from the Oahe school last year came as a great blow. 1905 A. M. Wergeland in Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 13 443 It is certain that the news of the rising of the populace came as a breath of fresh air to all Europe. 1965 Polit. Sci. Q. 80 195 That..standard operas..can be turned into political instruments should come as no surprise to..opera lovers. 2009 Guardian 15 June 25/2 It came as a shock to stumble in the Guardian the other day across the word leptokurtic. < as lemmas |
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