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

• Some pups will startle at an unfamiliar object, but almost immediately regroup and check it out.
  某些幼犬会在陌生物品前惊起，但几乎能马上镇定，开始调查此物。
• I didn't mean to startle you by driving like that.
  我这样开车并非想吓你的。
• 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。
• The faeries approached cautiously so as not to startle me, the way one might approach a fallen fledgling or a fawn separated from its doe.
  他们为了不吓着我，小心翼翼地走过来，就像走近一只坠落的雏鸟，或是一头和母鹿走散了的小鹿。
• Would he startle him with sudden fear?
  他要让牧师因突来的恐惧而大惊失色吗？
• 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。
• To thrill, startle greatly, OR shock.
  使激动，震惊或震动。
• 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。
• The impact seemed to startle him into a state of panic.
  撞击似乎使他惊恐万分。
• You startle your friends by asking nervously," Who is it? What do you want?" and hanging up before they have time to reply.
  你神经兮兮地问道：“你是谁？你想干什么？”，而朋友们还没来得及回答，你就挂了电话。你这种言行使他们大吃一惊。