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startle v.（使）吃惊；（使）惊愕n.吃惊；惊恐 (1) 这消息使他大吃一惊。(2) 最小的响声也会吓着这个胆小的孩子的。(3) 藏在门后面，咱们吓她一下。(4) 他吓了我一跳。(5) 由于受到惊吓，他醒了过来。 A startle is a quick, sharp movement, like a little jump that happens when you’re surprised or suddenly scared. If you sneak up on your mom and say "Boo!" you’ll startle her and she might jump up in her seat (before she yells at you to quit it). Alarm clocks and barking dogs often startle people. The original meaning of startle, around 1300, was "to run back and forth," from the Old English word styrtan, "to leap up."

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英 ['stɑːtl] 美 ['stɑːrtl] (1) He was startled by the news.(2) The least noise would startle the timid child.(3) Let's hide ourselves behind the door and startle her.(4) He gave me a startle.(5) The man was awaken with a startle. 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! 1[VERB 动词]惊吓；使吓一跳 If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly.   [V n]The telephone startled him...电话铃声吓了他一跳。Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you...对不起，我不是故意想吓你一跳的。The news will startle the City.这个消息会让伦敦商业区的人们大吃一惊。startledMartha gave her a startled look.玛莎吃惊地看了她一眼。

英语单词	startle
英美音标	英 ['stɑːtl] 美 ['stɑːrtl]
中文释义	v.（使）吃惊；（使）惊愕 n.吃惊；惊恐
英语例句	(1) He was startled by the news. (2) The least noise would startle the timid child. (3) Let's hide ourselves behind the door and startle her. (4) He gave me a startle. (5) The man was awaken with a startle.
中文例句	(1) 这消息使他大吃一惊。 (2) 最小的响声也会吓着这个胆小的孩子的。 (3) 藏在门后面，咱们吓她一下。 (4) 他吓了我一跳。 (5) 由于受到惊吓，他醒了过来。
vocabulary简明	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!
vocabulary扩展	A startle is a quick, sharp movement, like a little jump that happens when you’re surprised or suddenly scared. If you sneak up on your mom and say "Boo!" you’ll startle her and she might jump up in her seat (before she yells at you to quit it). Alarm clocks and barking dogs often startle people. The original meaning of startle, around 1300, was "to run back and forth," from the Old English word styrtan, "to leap up."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]惊吓；使吓一跳 If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly. [V n] The telephone startled him... 电话铃声吓了他一跳。 Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you... 对不起，我不是故意想吓你一跳的。 The news will startle the City. 这个消息会让伦敦商业区的人们大吃一惊。 startled Martha gave her a startled look. 玛莎吃惊地看了她一眼。

Startle Startled Gave You’re Jump D 英 Stɑːtl] 美