Shake sb to the very roots of his being
使某人深感震惊
🧩 词语组成解析
shake
[ʃek]
vt. 动摇;摇头;使发抖;使心绪不宁[烦恼，惊吓];
vi. 摇（出），抖（掉）;握手;（嗓音）颤抖;
n. 摇动;震动;哆嗦;混合饮料;
[计] 栈底, 标准二进制, 减, 备用设备\\n[医] 锑(51号元素)
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
Would you like to call home?
你想跟家里通个电话吗？
Confidence is a plant of slow growth.
信任是一种生长缓慢的植物。
But I was delighted to be able to say words that my family and a few friends could understand.
是，我却感到欣喜，能够说出我家里人和一些朋友可以理解的词语。