shaken

[US]/'ʃeɪkən/
[UK]/'ʃekən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. imewekwa kati ya mengine, mshangao.
Word Forms
Past Participleshaken

Phrases & Collocations

emotionally shaken

mshindi mpsychologijia

physically shaken

mshindi mafisikali

shaken up

mshindi

shake uncontrollably

kushinda kwa ushindi

Example Sentences

be badly shaken by the news

kuwa umevurugika sana na habari

was badly shaken up by the accident.

ali vurugika sana na ajali.

They were shaken badly by the news.

Wao walivurugika sana na habari.

she was shaken to the core by his words.

aliyetokea kutikisika hadi kiini na maneno yake.

She was shaken by the news of the disaster.

Alikuwa mshikamizwa na habari ya mafua.

A sheet of metal was shaken to simulate the noise of thunder.

Pole ya nyumba alikuwa inashikamizwa kusimulia sifa ya mafua.

the town was shaken by a series of grisly crimes.

mji ulipitisha kwa serikali ya mazoezi ya mabaya.

he thought he had shaken off his pursuer.

Alikuwa anishangaa kuwa ameshikamiza mshirika wake.

Sheedy has shaken off a calf injury.

Sheedy amepita mguu wa mchumia.

He seemed shaken after the interrogation.

Alikuwa anashikamizwa baada ya ushahidi.

This issue has shaken the very foundations of French politics.

Suala hili limeutikisa msingi wa siasa za Ufaransa.

The passengers were shaken up but are all right.

Watumiaji walikuwa wamshikamizwa lakini wanaokana sana.

use soap flakes shaken up in the water to make bubbles.

tumia mizigo ya nyasi ambayo zilizogusha kwenye mizigo ya mizigo kufanya mizigo.

The committee needs to be shaken out to get rid of some of the elderly members.

Chumbani hana jina la kushikamiza ili kufuta baadhi ya wale wazee.

No one was hurt, but many of the passengers were severely shaken up by the accident.

Hakuna aliyetumia, lakini wengi wa watumiaji walikuwa wamshikamizwa kwa mafua.

His mother’s death had shaken him dreadfully.

Kifo cha mke yake ulishikamiza yeye kwa mafua.

The team seems to have shaken off the jinx that’s been dogging them for months.

Timu inapotea mala ya miguaji ambayo ilikuwa inakusurua wao kwa mwezi kadhaa.

in the final lap she looked as though she had shaken off the Dutch girl.

Katika mizigo ya mwisho, alipangia kama ameshikamiza msichana ya Uholanzi.

the weeds at the bottom gently bending down the stream, shaken by the watery wind, still planted where their seeds had sunk, but erelong to die and go down likewise;

Mawazo mwanzoni yakinyooka kwa upole mto, yakitikisika na upepo wa maji, bado yamepukuliwa mahali ambapo mbegu zao zimepita, lakini hivi karibuni kutakufa na kuingia pia;

Real-world Examples

These are walls, which have been shaken by armies and earthquakes.

Haya ni mihangaji ambayo yaliofungwa na jeshi na mizigo.

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake your area dress, shake your area dress.

Fungua, fungua, fungua, fungua, fungua, fungua fungua kifungu yako cha mguu, fungua kifungu yako cha mguu.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

Their confidence is being shaken because the rules of the game change every year.

Ukampani wao hufunguliwa kwa sababu ya mizigo ya mchezo yana badilika kila mwezi.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

The country is often shaken by earthquakes.

Nchi hufunguliwa kwa mizigo kwa muda mrefu.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Airlines have already been shaken by rising fuel costs and staff shortages.

Mipango ya udhaifu yaliofungwa kwa utangulizi wa mali ya mafuta na uchaguzi wa wakala.

Source: Financial Times

Is there a moment on camera that has truly shaken you?

Je, kuna muda kwenye kamera ambao umefungua mwenyewe kwa mafupi?

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities (Bilingual Selection)

President Milo Dukanovic said he was deeply shaken by the terrible tragedy in Cetinje.

Rais Milo Dukanovic alisema alikuwa amefungwa kwa mafupi kwa mizigo mabaya katika Cetinje.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2022

It is an ever fixed mark that looks on tempest and is never shaken.

Haya ni chumbi ambayo hupitia kwa mizigo na hupungua mafupi.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Like bring him milk shakes that can't have lumps in them.

Kama ujue kwa kuzingatia mafuta ya maziwa ambayo hawana mizigo mazima.

Source: Friends Season 6

OK, well, if you're reeling from something, then you're shaken or shocked by something.

Sawa, kama uka kwenye mizigo kwa mafupi, kama uka kwenye mizigo au kusikia mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

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