shake sb to the very roots of his being

shake sb to the very roots of his being 基本解释

使某人深感震惊

重点词汇

shake 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

very adj. 很，非常；恰好是，正是；十足的；特有的 adv. 很，非常；充分，完全

roots n. 乡土感情, 归根之情

being n. 存在, 性质, 生命, 人, 生物, be的现在分词