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electric shock 名詞
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electric shock
n 1: the use of electric shock as a form of punishment
2: 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
3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through
the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when
they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed
to occasional shocks" [syn: electrical shock, shock]