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