startle

英 [ˈstɑːtl]

美 [ˈstɑːrtl]

v.  使惊吓; 使吓一跳; 使大吃一惊
n.  惊愕; 惊恐; 震惊; 吃惊; 惊跳

过去式：startled　现在分词：startling　过去分词：startled　第三人称单数：startles　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7875 / COCA.5455

牛津词典

verb

• 使惊吓；使吓一跳；使大吃一惊
  to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them
  1. I didn't mean to startle you.
     我不是存心要吓唬你。
  2. The explosion startled the horse.
     爆炸声使马受了惊。
  3. I was startled by her question.
     她的问题让我大吃一惊。
  4. It startled me to find her sitting in my office.
     我一进办公室，发现她坐在里面，把我吓了一跳。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 惊吓;使吓一跳
  If something sudden and unexpectedstartlesyou, it surprises and frightens you slightly.
  1. The telephone startled him...
     电话铃声吓了他一跳。
  2. Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you...
     对不起，我不是故意想吓你一跳的。
  3. The news will startle the City.
     这个消息会让伦敦商业区的人们大吃一惊。

英英释义

noun

• a sudden involuntary movement
  1. he awoke with a start
  Synonym:jumpstart

verb

• to stimulate to action
  1. ..startled him awake
  2. galvanized into action
  Synonym:galvanizegalvanise
• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  1. She startled when I walked into the room
  Synonym:jumpstart

双语例句

• It's OK to startle a pet out of a behavior, but only if you catch him in the act.
  让宠物不去做某事时，吓吓倒是没关系，但是只有你对他逮了个正着的时候。
• They have nightmares, they startle easily.
  他们做噩梦，经常从梦中惊醒。
• Qui-Gon approached slowly, with just enough deliberate rustling so as not to startle her.
  奎刚慢慢走近她，尽量放轻步子以免惊吓着她。
• She picks extracts that startle me, too: Put your worst foot forward, because then if people can still stand you, you can be yourself.
  她挑出来的那些段落也着实吓了我一跳，比如：以你最糟糕的一面示人，因为如果那样人们也能容忍你的话，你就能做真正的自己了。
• Ane I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before.
  我希望你有时候能驻足于这个令你感到惊叹的世界，体会你从未有过的感觉。
• Some people predict that: Do not Cha do not know, a check startle.
  有人预言：不查不知道，一查吓一跳。
• "To thrill, startle greatly, or shock" cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.
  “使激动，震惊或震动.”致使激动，兴奋或者振奋。
• We have a brittle bottle in which a startle castle was settled.
  我们有一个易脆的瓶子，里面装了一个骇人城堡。
• The man was awaken with a startle.
  这个人被惊醒了。
• And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view.
  我希望你看到让你心悸的事情，我希望你体验从未体验的感觉，我希望你遇到有不同观点的人。