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startling adj.令人吃惊的 Startling events or circumstances aren't necessarily frightening, though they can be. A surprise party, if it's planned right, is startling, and it can be startling the first time you meet your best friend's identical twin sister. Alarm clocks, smoke alarms, and barking dogs can all be equally startling. They startle you — and startle comes from start, with its Old English root styrtan, "to leap up." ★★☆☆☆ 2007.1

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[stɑːʳtəlɪŋ] Something that's startling is so unexpected that it shocks or surprises you. It would be startling to open your front door and see a clown standing there. Their work makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人吃惊的；惊人的；不寻常的 Something that is startling is so different, unexpected, or remarkable that people react to it with surprise. Sometimes the results may be rather startling.有时结果可能会令人吃惊。...startling new evidence...惊人的新证据His hair was dyed a startling black.他把头发染成了令人吃惊的黑色。startlinglyHe was startlingly handsome...他帅气逼人。Then, startlingly, the back door was jerked open by Binton.然后，令人吃惊的是，后门被宾顿猛地拉开了。

英语单词	startling
英美音标	[stɑːʳtəlɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.令人吃惊的
vocab简明	Something that's startling is so unexpected that it shocks or surprises you. It would be startling to open your front door and see a clown standing there.
vocab扩展	Startling events or circumstances aren't necessarily frightening, though they can be. A surprise party, if it's planned right, is startling, and it can be startling the first time you meet your best friend's identical twin sister. Alarm clocks, smoke alarms, and barking dogs can all be equally startling. They startle you — and startle comes from start, with its Old English root styrtan, "to leap up."
真题原句	Their work makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人吃惊的；惊人的；不寻常的 Something that is startling is so different, unexpected, or remarkable that people react to it with surprise. Sometimes the results may be rather startling. 有时结果可能会令人吃惊。 ...startling new evidence... 惊人的新证据 His hair was dyed a startling black. 他把头发染成了令人吃惊的黑色。 startlingly He was startlingly handsome... 他帅气逼人。 Then, startlingly, the back door was jerked open by Binton. 然后，令人吃惊的是，后门被宾顿猛地拉开了。
来源	2007.1

Startling Open Door Startle Stɑːʳtəlɪŋ Adj.令人吃惊的 Unexpected Shocks