culture shock

n.

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1. 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 shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country. 
  • 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。

Noun

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