startle

/ˈstɑːtl/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

使惊吓；使吃惊

释义与例句

v. 使惊吓；使吃惊
to surprise somebody suddenly, often in a way that causes slight fear or nervousness
  1. The loud noise startled the baby and made her cry.
    巨大的噪音吓了婴儿一跳，她哭了起来。
  2. I didn't mean to startle you by entering so quietly.
    我不是故意悄悄进来吓你的。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The horse was startled by a flash of lightning.
    马被一道闪电吓了一跳。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 start（开始）+le→突然开始的动作让人受惊

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • startling 惊人的；令人吃惊的
    形容词形式
  • startled 受惊吓的
    过去分词作形容词
同义词
  • alarm 使惊恐；使警觉
    startle 强调突然受惊，alarm 更侧重因危险而警觉
    The strange sound in the dark alarmed him. 黑暗中奇怪的声音让他警觉起来。
反义词
  • calm 使平静；使镇定
    与受惊相反的安抚状态
    The mother calmed the frightened child. 母亲让受惊的孩子平静下来。
常见搭配
  • be startled by 被…吓了一跳
    She was startled by the sudden knock on the door. 她被突然的敲门声吓了一跳。
  • startle somebody 使某人吃惊
    His sudden appearance startled everyone in the room. 他的突然出现吓了房间里所有人一跳。