| 单词 | rude awakening/shock |
| 释义 | rude awakening/shockrude awakening/shock REALIZEa situation in which you suddenly realize something unpleasant 〔对不愉快之事的〕猛然醒悟 If they expect the match to be friendly, they’re in for a rude awakening. 要是他们以为比赛将会友好进行，那么他们很快就会清醒了。 Examples from the Corpus rude awakening/shock• But shopping for food in Miyako brought a rude shock.• But, come the morning, Ronni was in for a rude awakening.• Conservative elements steeped in uniformitarian philosophy cannot be expected to welcome such a rude awakening.• The case has gone against the Pings, but it was a rude shock in a world of gentlemen.• Renters who move into a vacated apartment face the rude awakening of the market rate an owner is permitted to charge.• This rude awakening was, however, still a few years away at the time when Dustin joined.• The only good thing about his rude awakening was the discovery of a gigantic hedgehog behind one of the goalposts. → rude awakening/shock at rude(1) |
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