culture shock

英 [ˈkʌltʃə ʃɒk]

美 [ˈkʌltʃər ʃɑːk]

n.  文化冲击，文化休克(指在异国生活或访问时的一种困惑不安的感觉)

牛津词典

noun

• 文化冲击，文化休克（指在异国生活或访问时的一种困惑不安的感觉）
  a feeling of confusion and anxiety that sb may feel when they live in or visit another country

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 文化冲击，文化休克(指初到异国时的焦虑、孤独和困惑感)
  Culture shockis a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country.
  1. Callum, recently arrived in Glasgow, is jobless, homeless, friendless, and suffering from culture shock.
     卡勒姆初到格拉斯哥，没有工作，无家可归，无人倾诉，在文化冲击中挣扎。

英英释义

noun

• a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes

双语例句

• He had arrived in Canada on Friday and the culture shock was overwhelming.
  他是星期五到达加拿大的，到达以后的文化冲击使他感到困惑。
• It was an enormous culture shock, she says.
  她说：那是一种巨大的文化冲击。
• For thousands of managers who have ascended by being excellent administrators and delivering growth, this is culture shock.
  对于数千名凭借出色行政才能和实现增长而获得晋升的管理者来说，这是一次文化冲击。
• These are all symptoms of initial culture shock.
  这些都是文化冲击的最初症状。
• The speaker is apparently on the second stage of culture shock, as feeling uncomfortable in the new condition.
  演讲者明显处于文化休克的第二个阶段上，在新的环境中感到十分不舒服。
• Most people feel culture shock when traveling to a foreign culture.
  去海外旅行时，许多人会感觉到不同文化的冲击。
• I also helped prepare her mentally on how to handle Culture shock.
  我也帮助她作好心理上的准备，避免文化冲突。
• When his parents took him to the countryside for the first time it was a complete culture shock.
  当他的父母第一次带他到农村时，对他来说是一个彻底的文化冲击。
• I get culture shock every time I come back to this country.
  每次回到这个国家我都会经历文化冲击。
• My culture shock was immediate and comprehensive.
  我遭遇的文化冲击十分直接，并且是全方位的。