startle

verb

/ˈstɑːtl/

/ˈstɑːrtl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they startle	/ˈstɑːtl/ /ˈstɑːrtl/
he / she / it startles	/ˈstɑːtlz/ /ˈstɑːrtlz/
past simple startled	/ˈstɑːtld/ /ˈstɑːrtld/
past participle startled	/ˈstɑːtld/ /ˈstɑːrtld/
-ing form startling	/ˈstɑːtlɪŋ/ /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/

to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them使惊吓；使吓一跳；使大吃一惊
- startle somebody/something I didn't mean to startle you.我不是存心要吓唬你。
- The explosion startled the horse.爆炸声使马受了惊。
- I was startled by her question.她的问题让我大吃一惊。
- She was startled into a little cry of surprise.她吓了一跳，发出惊讶的小叫声。
- it startles somebody to do something It startled me to find her sitting in my office.发现她坐在我办公室里面，把我吓了一跳。
Synonyms surprise
surprise
- startle
- amaze
- stun
- astonish
- take somebody aback
- astound
These words all mean to make somebody feel surprised.
- surprise to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised:
  The outcome didn’t surprise me at all.这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
- startle to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them:
  Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.抱歉，我不是故意吓你一跳的。
  The explosion startled the horse.爆炸声使马受了惊。
- amaze to surprise somebody very much:
  Just the huge size of the place amazed her.仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
- stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak
- astonish to surprise somebody very much:
  The news astonished everyone.这消息使大家十分惊讶。
amaze or astonish?用 amaze 还是 astonish？These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity.
- take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody:
  We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
- astound to surprise or shock somebody very much:
  His arrogance astounded her.他的傲慢使她震惊。
Patterns
- It surprises somebody/startles somebody/amazes somebody/stuns somebody/astonishes somebody/takes somebody aback/astounds somebody
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody that…
- to surprise/amaze somebody what/how…
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear…
- to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something
Topics Feelingsc2
Collocations Dictionary
Startle is used with these nouns as the subject:
movement
词源Old English steartlian ‘kick, struggle’, from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to ‘move quickly, caper’ (typically said of cattle), which led to the sense ‘cause to react with fear’ (late 16th cent.).