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

• 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。
• 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。
• The whole town was startled by the news.
  这消息惊动了全城。
• 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 sudden noise in the bushes startled her horse.
  灌木丛中突如其来的响声把她的马吓惊了。
• I was startled at ( by) the news.
  我听到这消息吃了一惊。
• The cry had evidently startled him.
  显然是那叫声惊醒了他。
• My own words startled me.
  我自己的话吓了我自己一跳。
• I was startled to see he slapped his wife in the face when she revealed a family secret.
  我吃惊地看到，当他妻子泄露了一个家庭秘密的时候，他掴了她一记耳光。
• She was startled when Lisa popped up at the door all smiles
  莉萨突然笑容满面地出现在门口时，她吓了一跳。