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Definition of startle in English: startleverb ˈstɑːt(ə)lˈstɑrdl [with object]Cause to feel sudden shock or alarm. 使吃惊；使吓一跳；使惊奇 a sudden sound in the doorway startled her 门口的突然一声响动吓了她一跳。 with infinitive he was startled to see a column of smoke 他看到烟柱吃了一惊。 Example sentencesExamples - As you carefully squat down and try to relax a snake suddenly comes slithering through the weeds and startles you.
- I stared at her in amazement, startled by the sudden change of expression in her voice.
- The thing that always startles me is how different the thousands of Catholics I meet on the road are from so many of the commentators I read at St. Blog's.
- When you get back into the car, the loudness of the radio startles you.
- As her body rose, so did her heart rate; she was prepared to be startled but still felt scared.
- It was feared the turbine could startle horses and riders and frighten livestock, and set a precedent for mobile phone company masts to be put up.
- The slow movement had just begun when the audience was startled by the slamming of the Assembly Hall door.
- He found himself making his way along a rocky crest when a sudden rustling in the brush startled him.
- The sudden wail of an infant outside the bathroom door startles us.
- A sharp tap on the ground in front of the dog's legs startles him without scaring him.
- The voice, once again, startles her back to reality.
- The alarm clock startles you out of blissful alcoholic slumber and thrusts you into a nightmare world of pain and regret.
- The clapping of the passengers startles me awake as we arrive at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
- She doesn't preach or exhort or alarm; she startles you into action.
- The sharpness in her voice startles Clark, as does her sudden pointing finger.
- All of a sudden a noise startled the horse.
- It's a scary movie that doesn't so much try to scare you as it tries to startle you.
- James was startled by the sudden intrusion and quickly stood up by the foot of the bed.
- As always I approached silently, hoping to startle them with a sudden intrusion.
- Darin has been staring into space, so Jason's sudden yelling startles him.
Synonyms surprise, frighten, scare, alarm, give someone a shock, give someone a fright, give someone a jolt, make someone jump perturb, unsettle, agitate, disturb, disconcert, disquiet informal give someone a turn, make someone jump out of their skin, flabbergast
Derivativesnoun And some of the names are real startlers, with world titles and championship medals to boot. Example sentencesExamples - Michael Norris’ newly commissioned ‘dirty pixels’ was predictably a startler, transferring the virtuosity of his orchestral pieces into the chamber music arena.
- While some problems are the usual run of the mill situations, the job does throw up some startlers to keep the brain ticking.
- The startlers, as always with Valentino, remained his unmistakable signature red gowns which have become in themselves symbols of glamour.
- This week he has been growling along to the following selection of diverse audio startlers.
OriginOld English steartlian 'kick, struggle', from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to 'move quickly, caper' (typically said of cattle), whence 'cause to react with fear' (late 16th century). Definition of startle in US English: startleverbˈstärdlˈstɑrdl [with object]Cause (a person or animal) to feel sudden shock or alarm. 使吃惊；使吓一跳；使惊奇 a sudden sound in the doorway startled her 门口的突然一声响动吓了她一跳。 with infinitive he was startled to see a column of smoke 他看到烟柱吃了一惊。 Example sentencesExamples - As her body rose, so did her heart rate; she was prepared to be startled but still felt scared.
- The sharpness in her voice startles Clark, as does her sudden pointing finger.
- The slow movement had just begun when the audience was startled by the slamming of the Assembly Hall door.
- The alarm clock startles you out of blissful alcoholic slumber and thrusts you into a nightmare world of pain and regret.
- As you carefully squat down and try to relax a snake suddenly comes slithering through the weeds and startles you.
- The thing that always startles me is how different the thousands of Catholics I meet on the road are from so many of the commentators I read at St. Blog's.
- It was feared the turbine could startle horses and riders and frighten livestock, and set a precedent for mobile phone company masts to be put up.
- As always I approached silently, hoping to startle them with a sudden intrusion.
- When you get back into the car, the loudness of the radio startles you.
- I stared at her in amazement, startled by the sudden change of expression in her voice.
- He found himself making his way along a rocky crest when a sudden rustling in the brush startled him.
- A sharp tap on the ground in front of the dog's legs startles him without scaring him.
- She doesn't preach or exhort or alarm; she startles you into action.
- All of a sudden a noise startled the horse.
- It's a scary movie that doesn't so much try to scare you as it tries to startle you.
- The voice, once again, startles her back to reality.
- The sudden wail of an infant outside the bathroom door startles us.
- James was startled by the sudden intrusion and quickly stood up by the foot of the bed.
- The clapping of the passengers startles me awake as we arrive at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
- Darin has been staring into space, so Jason's sudden yelling startles him.
Synonyms surprise, frighten, scare, alarm, give someone a shock, give someone a fright, give someone a jolt, make someone jump
OriginOld English steartlian ‘kick, struggle’, from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to ‘move quickly, caper’ (typically said of cattle), whence ‘cause to react with fear’ (late 16th century). |