1. 触电;电击
If you get an electric shock, you get a sudden painful feeling when you touch something which is connected to a supply of electricity.
1. a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
e.g. subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
Synonym: electrical shockshock
2. the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
e.g. they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks
3. trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning)
usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness