shocker

衝撃的なもの、びっくりすること

人をひどく驚かせたり、衝撃を与えたりする人や物事。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something that causes great surprise or shock.

• The news was a shocker.
• That ending was a real shocker for the audience.
• Nobody expected such a shocker in the final match.

類義語： surprise, bombshell

よく使う表現： a real shocker, a complete shocker, quite a shocker

大失敗、ひどい出来

非常に出来の悪い演技、行動、仕事など。

やさしい英語で： A very bad performance, action, or piece of work.

• I had a shocker today.
• The goalkeeper played an absolute shocker.
• Her first race was a shocker, but the next was much better.

類義語： disaster

よく使う表現： have a shocker, an absolute shocker, play a shocker

電気ショック装置

電気ショックを与える装置。

やさしい英語で： A device that gives an electric shock.

• The shocker runs on batteries.
• He tested the electric shocker before using it.
• These shockers deliver a brief electrical pulse.

よく使う表現： electric shocker, battery-powered shocker, handheld shocker