If a watch, a phone, or a machine is shockproof, it has been built so that a drop or a knock is much less likely to break it. The shock here is a hard hit, not a scary surprise. You see the word on boxes and in ads.

If a watch, a phone, or a machine is shockproof如果一支手錶、一支手機或一台機器是shockproof的，it has been built它就是被做成 so that a drop or a knock is much less likely to break it讓摔一下或撞一下比較不容易弄壞它。The shock here這裡的shock is a hard hit是指用力撞擊，not a scary surprise不是嚇人的驚嚇。You see the word你會看到這個字 on boxes and in ads出現在包裝盒和廣告上。

Though actually shockproof does not mean “nothing can ever break this.” It means it can take a normal bump better than a fragile one. A shockproof watch can still smash if you throw it hard at a wall.

Though actually shockproof does not mean不過其實shockproof並不是指 'nothing can ever break this'「這東西絕對不會壞」。It means它的意思是 it can take a normal bump better than a fragile one它比脆弱的東西更能承受一般的碰撞。A shockproof watch一支shockproof的手錶 can still smash還是可能摔碎 if you throw it hard at a wall如果你用力朝牆上丟過去。

The same -proof ending appears in waterproof: “protected against ___.” You may also meet a verb, to shockproof something, meaning to make it able to take a hit; the label on the box is still the adjective.

The same -proof ending appears in waterproof同樣的-proof字尾也出現在waterproof裡：'protected against ___'「防止___」。You may also meet a verb你也可能遇到一個動詞用法 to shockproof something把某個東西shockproof，meaning to make it able to take a hit意思是讓它變得能承受撞擊；the label on the box is still the adjective但盒子上標示的仍然是形容詞。