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If a watch, a phone, or a machine is shockproof, it has been built so that a drop or a knock is much less likely to break it. The shock here is a hard hit, not a scary surprise. You see the word on boxes and in ads. Though actually shockproof does not mean “nothing can ever break this.” It means it can take a normal bump better than a fragile one. A shockproof watch can still smash if you throw it hard at a wall. The same -proof ending appears in waterproof: “protected against ___.” You may also meet a verb, to shockproof something, meaning to make it able to take a hit; the label on the box is still the adjective.
防震的
組成From shock + -proof. Shock here is a knock or jolt, not a fright. -proof means “safe against.”
同家族的字
- shockhere a knock or jolt, not a scare
- waterproofsame -proof ending: safe against water
- bulletproofsame -proof ending: made to stop a bullet
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
shockproofadj
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Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
- My shockproof watch stood up to everything it reasonably could be expected to and kept ticking; but dropping it down an elevator shaft is asking too much.
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Protected from imparting electric shocks.
shockproofverb
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To protect from imparting electric shocks.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。