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aftershock

C2 noun

aftershock /ˈæftɜɹʃɔk/ nghĩa là dư chấn

Các nghĩa

  1. dư chấn

    An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").

    countable · uncountable

    The aftershock from the earthquake knocked my bookshelf over.

  2. hệ quả, dư âm

    By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable

    The collapse of the financial market sixty days later was the aftershock.

  3. sang chấn tâm lý

    Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.

    countable · uncountable

    Aftershock is my own term for post-traumatic reactions experienced by activists.

    "I meant, how are you doing with the aftershock?" "Aftershock? I keep thinking there must have been something I could have done."

    He wavered on his feet from adrenaline aftershock, blood loss, and from the fact that he was ruined.

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