culture shock

noun

/ˈkʌltʃə ʃɒk/

/ˈkʌltʃər ʃɑːk/

[countable, uncountable]

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a feeling of being confused and worried that somebody may get when they visit another country or experience a different way of life or set of attitudes, because the experience is so different from what they are used to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）
- He had never left his village before so arriving in the capital, Manila, was a big culture shock.他以前从未离开过自己的村庄，所以来到首都马尼拉是一次巨大的文化冲击。
- She experienced great culture shock when she first came to Europe.她第一次到欧洲时经历了巨大的文化冲击。