startle
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly. 使受驚
The telephone startled him. 電話聲嚇了他一跳。
2. startledADJ 受驚嚇了的
Martha gave her a startled look. 瑪莎受驚地看了她一眼。
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startle /ˈstɑːtəl/ (startling,startled,startles)
剑桥词典
- to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal
使大喫一驚；使受驚，使嚇一跳
She was concentrating on her book and his voice startled her. 她正在聚精會神地看書，被他的聲音嚇了一跳。
The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air . 汽車聲把一大群鳥驚嚇得呼啦啦地飛了起來。
Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits . 她那篇有關飲食的文章使很多人惶惶不安，開始改變飲食習慣。 返回 startle