startle
startle 英 [ˈstɑ:tl] 美 [ˈstɑrtl]
v. 使吓一跳；使惊奇 n. 惊愕；惊恐
进行时:startling 过去式:startled 过去分词:startled 第三人称单数:startles 名词复数:startles
- To startle is to jump, like when you're surprised. If you’re sneaking through a dark room and step on a sleeping dog’s tail — you might startle the dog. If she barks, that dog startles you right back!
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- v. 使吓一跳；使惊奇
- n. 惊愕；惊恐
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1. I didn't mean to startle you.
我不是存心要吓唬你。
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2. I was startled by her question.
她的问题让我大吃一惊。
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3. 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。
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4. She looked at him with startled eyes.
她用吃惊的目光看着他。
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5. He looked startled.
他显得很惊讶。
- startle (v.) c. 1300, " move agitatedly, run to and fro" (intransitive), also "caper, romp, skip; leap, jump;" from Old English steartlian, from the source of start (v.) + frequentative suffix -le (as in topple, jostle, fizzle, etc. Sense of "move suddenly in surprise or fear" first recorded 1520s. Transitive meaning "frighten suddenly" is from 1590s. The word retains more of the original meaning of start (v.). Related: Startled; startling; startlingly. As a noun from 1714.
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