shocked

sconvolto, scioccato

Molto sorpreso e spesso turbato da qualcosa di inaspettato o brutto che è successo.

In inglese semplice: Very surprised and often upset because something unexpected or bad has happened.

• I was shocked by the news.
• He looked shocked when I told him.
• Were you shocked to learn the truth?

Come si usa: shocked by/at something (We were shocked by the news.); shocked to do something (I was shocked to hear about the accident.); shocked that… (She was shocked that nobody had helped him.)

Sinonimi: stunned, appalled, taken aback

Contrari: unfazed

Espressioni comuni: deeply shocked, a shocked expression, shocked by something, shocked to hear

in stato di shock

In una condizione fisica pericolosa perché gli organi non ricevono abbastanza sangue.

In inglese semplice: In a dangerous physical state because blood is not reaching the body’s organs properly.

• The patient was pale and shocked.
• The team gave fluids to the shocked casualty.
• Severely shocked patients need urgent treatment.

Sinonimi: in shock

Espressioni comuni: a shocked patient, severely shocked, a shocked casualty

sottoposto a shock

Alterato o danneggiato da una forte onda di pressione che lo attraversa.

In inglese semplice: Changed or damaged by a powerful wave of pressure passing through it.

• They found shocked quartz in the crater.
• The shocked minerals suggest a powerful impact.
• Scientists examined the structure of the shocked rock.

Espressioni comuni: shocked quartz, shocked minerals, shocked rock