English Dictionary

shock to the system

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) something that has a sudden and usually unpleasant effect on someone.

日本語の意味

予期せぬ出来事によって引き起こされる、急激でしばしば望ましくない影響や衝撃 / 突然の事象がもたらす、心身や組織に対する強烈な打撃 / あるシステムや状況に突如として現れる変化や衝撃

The abrupt removal of overtime pay was a real shock to the system for the workers.

残業代の突然の撤廃は、労働者にとって大きな打撃だった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) something that has a sudden and usually unpleasant effect on someone.

One former inmate, “Jason”, spoke of his stays in seven different institutions between the ages of 14 and 17. “At first it was a bit of a shock to the system not having your family around, and then I got used to it,” he said.

shocks to the system （ plural ）