Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #25564
Fully loadedshaken
震惊的；心神不定的；信心受挫的
chiefly of a person: having one's composure or confidence disrupted; shocked or upset
多用于人，表示情绪或信心受到冲击。
- 1.
Moved rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
快速交替地来回移动
- 2.
Caused to move (and usually weakened) by a strong force.
被强力移动(并通常因此削弱)
- 3.
Of something mined such as coal or ore: broken into pieces.
(煤、矿石等)被破碎成块
- 4.
Of timber: damaged from being cracked.
(木材因开裂而)受损
- 5.
Chiefly of a person: having had one's composure or confidence disrupted or upset; in a state of shock or trauma.
(主要指人)镇定或信心被打乱；处于震惊或创伤状态
- 6.
Weakened by some event.
因某事而削弱
摇晃的；抖动的；被摇松的；受震动受损的；受削弱而变弱的；受损的；破碎的（煤、矿石等）；开裂的；有裂纹的（木材）
In use
She was visibly shaken after the accident.
The earthquake left many people shaken and uncertain.
He was too shaken to speak clearly.
be shaken by sth
by 后接引起震惊或不安的事件或消息。
She was deeply shaken by the news.
她被这个消息深深地震惊了。
be shaken that + clause
that 从句说明震惊的具体原因。
I was shaken that she would lie to me.
她竟然对我撒谎，这让我很不安。
feel/look/sound shaken
用感官动词描述某人震惊或慌张的状态。
He looked shaken after the meeting.
会议结束后，他看上去心神不定。
Connections
Collocations
- badly shaken
- 受到严重惊吓；惊魂未定
- She was badly shaken by the accident.她被那场事故吓得惊魂未定。
- visibly shaken
- 明显受到惊吓；明显心神不宁
- He appeared visibly shaken when he heard the news.他听到消息时明显心神不宁。
- shaken to the core
- 深受震动；震惊到骨子里
- The whole community was shaken to the core by the tragedy.整个社区都被这场悲剧深深震动。
- shaken confidence
- 被动摇的信心
- The scandal left her confidence badly shaken.这桩丑闻使她的信心备受打击。
- emotionally shaken
- 情绪受到重创；情绪上深受冲击
- After the long ordeal, she felt emotionally shaken.经过漫长的折磨，她感到情绪深受创伤。
- shaken by the news
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一瓶可乐被猛摇后开盖——人受惊后也是这种“被摇过”的状态。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、personal conversation、written narrative “shaken”作形容词表示“震惊、心神不宁”时，多用于描述人因意外或惊吓而情绪受影响，在日常对话、新闻报道和书面叙述中都较常见，属于中性用词，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
Grammar Note
常用于系动词后，表示状态
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in a stressed /eɪkən/ sound, the same rhyme as 'shaken' /ˈʃeɪkən/. Be careful with similar-looking words such as 'token', 'broken', 'spoken' and 'beacon' — they have different vowel sounds (/oʊ/ or /iː/) and do not rhyme with 'shaken'.
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