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

• I kept my heart silent lest it should startle her, but she eluded me like my flowers and like my songs, and my love remains alone.
  我屏住呼吸，生怕惊动了她；但是，她也像我的花儿和歌声一样离开了我，只有我的爱情留着。
• 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。
• I didn't mean to startle you by driving like that.
  我这样开车并非想吓你的。
• Sometimes a sudden shift in color can be used to startle potential predators or threaten intruders.
  有时候，色彩的快速变换可以用来惊吓掠食者或威胁入侵者。
• I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before.
  但我希望最终你能成为你想成为的人，我希望你有时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。
• Would he startle him with sudden fear?
  他要让牧师因突来的恐惧而大惊失色吗？
• Move slowly, or you will startle your quarry into instant retreat.
  慢慢移动，否则你会把你的猎物吓得马上逃跑的。
• I startle easily and physically jump or jolt, especially when I am concentrating deeply.
  我很容易受惊吓，跳起来或者身体震动，特别是在我非常聚精会神的时候。
• 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。
• 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。