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be shocking
The news was shocking.
这个消息令人震惊。
令人震惊的；惊人的
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令人震惊的；惊人的
causing shock; startling
The news was shocking.
这个消息令人震惊。
引起震惊的；令人吃惊的
Inspiring shock; startling.
异常猥亵或淫秽的
Unusually obscene or lewd.
The news about the factory closing was shocking to everyone in the town.
工厂倒闭的消息让镇上的每个人都很震惊。
It is shocking how quickly the storm destroyed the beach houses.
暴风雨摧毁海滩房屋的速度快得令人震惊。
She found the price of the ticket shocking, so she decided not to go.
她觉得票价高得惊人，于是决定不去了。
The news was shocking.
这个消息令人震惊。
They witnessed a shocking accident.
他们目睹了一起令人震惊的事故。
It is shocking that he would lie.
他会撒谎，这真令人震惊。
It was shocking to see the damage.
看到破坏程度令人震惊。
Not this
I am shocking at his behavior.
Use this
I am shocked at his behavior.
中文里常用同一个词表达'感到震惊'和'令人震惊'，但英语中表示人感受时要用过去分词shocked（感到震惊的），而shocking（令人震惊的）用于描述事物本身。
Not this
The movie was shocking good.
Use this
The movie was shockingly good.
shocking是形容词，不能修饰另一个形容词good；这里需要副词shockingly来修饰形容词good，表示'惊人地好'。
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令人震惊的消息
The shocking news of the accident spread quickly.
事故的震惊消息迅速传开。
惊人的揭露
The documentary made a shocking revelation about the company's practices.
这部纪录片揭露了公司做法中的惊人内幕。
亮粉色
She wore a shocking pink dress to the party.
她穿了一条亮粉色的裙子去派对。
令人震惊的行为
His shocking behavior at the meeting was unacceptable.
他在会议上的令人震惊的行为是不可接受的。
惊人的真相
The journalist uncovered the shocking truth behind the scandal.
记者揭露了丑闻背后的惊人真相。
惊人的发现
Archaeologists made a shocking discovery in the ancient tomb.
考古学家在古墓中有了惊人的发现。
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shocking = shock（休克）+ing，想象一件事震惊到让人休克。
根据语境选择：通常用于形容道德上令人反感或媒体渲染的耸人听闻之事，中性文本中较少直接使用。
All listed words share the '-ocking' ending and rhyme with 'shocking' /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ (stressed vowel /ɒ/ and following sounds match). Be careful: words like 'shaking' /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/ share some letters but do not rhyme.
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