startle
startle 英 [ˈstɑ:tl] 美 [ˈstɑrtl]
vt. 使吓一跳；使惊奇 vi. 惊吓；惊跳；惊奇 n. 惊愕；惊恐
进行时:startling 过去式:startled 过去分词:startled 第三人称单数:startles 名词复数:startles
- 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!
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- vt. 使吓一跳；使惊奇
- vi. 惊吓；惊跳；惊奇
- n. 惊愕；惊恐
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1. The deer startle easily.
鹿很容易受到惊吓。
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2. Sometimes a sudden shift in color can be used to startle potential predators or threaten intruders.
有时候，色彩的快速变换可以用来惊吓掠食者或威胁入侵者。
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3. Military researchers are looking to combine an acoustic gunshot detector with a dazzling laser that will startle shooters who take aim at American helos.
军事研究员们正在试图将声学枪响探测器与一条耀眼的激光相结合，激光将惊吓到将美国直升机作为目标的射手。
- startle (v.) c. 1300, " move agitatedly, run to and fro" (intransitive), also "caper, romp, skip; leap, jump;" from Old English steartlian, from the source of start (v.) + frequentative suffix -le (as in topple, jostle, fizzle, etc. Sense of "move suddenly in surprise or fear" first recorded 1520s. Transitive meaning "frighten suddenly" is from 1590s. The word retains more of the original meaning of start (v.). Related: Startled; startling; startlingly. As a noun from 1714.
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