startled

英 [ˈstɑːtld]

美 [ˈstɑːrtld]

v.  使惊吓; 使吓一跳; 使大吃一惊
startle的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：startled　过去式：startled　

BNC.8211 / COCA.10068

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

adj

• excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
  1. students startled by the teacher's quiet return
  2. the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons
  3. her startled expression

双语例句

• You startled me by bursting in so suddenly.
  你这样突然地闯进来吓了我一跳。
• I had forgotten the child and was startled when she appeared.
  我早已忘掉了那个孩子，所以当她出现在我面前时，不免吃了一惊。
• Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling.
  反英情绪之深之烈令林德伯格大为震惊。
• Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out
  骚乱爆发时，我们周围充斥着尖厉的哭喊声和难以入耳的咒骂声。
• The mischievous boy startled the company by blowing out a paper bag and bursting it.
  那个调皮的男孩啪的一声吹爆了一个纸袋，使伙伴们吓了一跳。
• The cry had evidently startled him.
  显然是那叫声惊醒了他。
• He startled her and made her spill her drink.
  她让他吓了一跳，把饮料弄洒了。
• She was startled by a strange voice.
  一个奇怪的声音使她吓了一跳。
• I was startled at ( by) the news.
  我听到这消息吃了一惊。
• The whole town was startled by the news.
  这消息惊动了全城。