单词 | shell-shocked |
释义 | shell-shocked From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Illness & disabilityshell-shockedˈshell-shocked adjective1 informalCONFUSED feeling tired, confused, or anxious because of a recent difficult experience2 MI old-fashioned mentally ill because of the terrible experiences of warExamples from the Corpusshell-shocked• Perhaps all three universities in the league were still shell-shocked after being well beaten by the top Pizza clubs last Saturday.• Cindy looked a little shell-shocked after her driving test.• The other night I woke in panic, shell-shocked from the Gulf War.• He watched as Gilbert exchanged a look with an equally shell-shocked Frye ... and then hurried quickly towards the reception door.• It's similar to staggering shell-shocked in alien territory occupied solely by foreboding empty skyscrapers.• In shell-shocked silence she sat, huddled in her seat as they drove away from the hospital. |
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