send shockwaves

/sɛnd ˈʃɑːk.weɪvz/· verb phrase

政治/外交/军事B1

send shockwaves
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Chinese meaning

引yǐn发fā震zhèn动dòng,造zào成chéng巨jù大dà冲chōng击jī

引yǐn发fā强qiáng烈liè震zhèn动dòng般bān的de冲chōng击jī

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德dé国guó极jí右yòu翼yì州zhōu选xuǎn举jǔ获huò胜shèng震zhèn动dòng全quán球qiú政zhèng坛tán

Example

Far-right victory in German state expected to send shockwaves throughout the world

德dé国guó一yī州zhōu极jí右yòu翼yì选xuǎn举jǔ获huò胜shèng,预yù计jì将jiāng震zhèn动dòng全quán世shì界jiè。

Source: CBC · 7 Sep 2026

Background ✎

德dé国guó极jí右yòu翼yì选xuǎn择zé党dǎng周zhōu日rì在zài萨sà克kè森sēn-安ān哈hā尔ěr特tè州zhōu选xuǎn举jǔ中zhōng获huò胜shèng。有yǒu专zhuān家jiā认rèn为wéi,这zhè一yī结jié果guǒ向xiàng全quán球qiú右yòu翼yì民mín粹cuì势shì力lì传chuán递dì信xìn号hào,显xiǎn示shì政zhèng治zhì风fēng向xiàng正zhèng转zhuǎn向xiàng对duì他tā们men有yǒu利lì的de一yī边biān。

Roots · etymology

shockwave 原为物理学术语,指爆炸产生的冲击波,后喻指强烈影响的扩散

  • shock(冲击、震动)+ wave(波)→ shockwave,喻指冲击如波般扩散

Collocations

  • send shockwaves through / send shockwaves around the world / political shockwaves

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