startle

verb

1. 使惊吓；使吓一跳；使大吃一惊
   to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them
   1. I didn't mean to startle you.
      我不是存心要吓唬你。
   2. The explosion startled the horse.
      爆炸声使马受了惊。
   3. I was startled by her question.
      她的问题让我大吃一惊。
   4. It startled me to find her sitting in my office.
      我一进办公室，发现她坐在里面，把我吓了一跳。

1. VERB 惊吓;使吓一跳
   If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly.
   1. The telephone startled him...
      电话铃声吓了他一跳。
   2. Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you...
      对不起，我不是故意想吓你一跳的。
   3. The news will startle the City.
      这个消息会让伦敦商业区的人们大吃一惊。

1. They have nightmares, they startle easily.
   他们做噩梦，经常从梦中惊醒。
2. The telephone startled him
   电话铃声吓了他一跳。
3. Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you
   对不起，我不是故意想吓你一跳的。
4. To thrill, startle greatly, OR shock.
   使激动，震惊或震动。
5. She picks extracts that startle me, too: Put your worst foot forward, because then if people can still stand you, you can be yourself.
   她挑出来的那些段落也着实吓了我一跳，比如：以你最糟糕的一面示人，因为如果那样人们也能容忍你的话，你就能做真正的自己了。
6. 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。
7. These practices startle consumers who think such high fees and interest rates must be against the law.
   这些做法令消费者震惊，他们认为这样高的收费和利息肯定违反了法律。
8. I didn't mean to startle you by driving like that.
   我这样开车并非想吓你的。
9. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view.
   我希望你看到让你心悸的事情，我希望你体验从未体验的感觉，我希望你遇到有不同观点的人。
10. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before.
    但我希望最终你能成为你想成为的人，我希望你有时能驻足于这个令你感到惊叹的世界，体会你从未有过的感觉。
11. I hope you see things that startle you.
    我希望最终你能成为你想成为的人。
12. The results will startle you.
    结果将会使你大为惊奇。
13. Cirno: Maybe I shouldn't startle people like that.
    琪露诺：也许我不应当这样吓着人们。
14. Ane I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before.
    我希望你有时候能驻足于这个令你感到惊叹的世界，体会你从未有过的感觉。
15. I startle easily and physically jump or jolt, especially when I am concentrating deeply.
    我很容易受惊吓，跳起来或者身体震动，特别是在我非常聚精会神的时候。
16. We have a brittle bottle in which a startle castle was settled.
    我们有一个易脆的瓶子，里面装了一个骇人城堡。
17. The least noise would startle the timid child.
    最小的响声也会吓着这个胆小的孩子的。
18. Would he startle him with sudden fear?
    他要让牧师因突来的恐惧而大惊失色吗？
19. Some pups will startle at an unfamiliar object, but almost immediately regroup and check it out.
    某些幼犬会在陌生物品前惊起，但几乎能马上镇定，开始调查此物。
20. Qui-Gon approached slowly, with just enough deliberate rustling so as not to startle her.
    奎刚慢慢走近她，尽量放轻步子以免惊吓着她。
21. The faeries approached cautiously so as not to startle me, the way one might approach a fallen fledgling or a fawn separated from its doe.
    他们为了不吓着我，小心翼翼地走过来，就像走近一只坠落的雏鸟，或是一头和母鹿走散了的小鹿。
22. Some people predict that: Do not Cha do not know, a check startle.
    有人预言：不查不知道，一查吓一跳。
23. "To thrill, startle greatly, or shock" cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.
    “使激动，震惊或震动.”致使激动，兴奋或者振奋。
24. The impact seemed to startle him into a state of panic.
    撞击似乎使他惊恐万分。
25. It's OK to startle a pet out of a behavior, but only if you catch him in the act.
    让宠物不去做某事时，吓吓倒是没关系，但是只有你对他逮了个正着的时候。
26. The man was awaken with a startle.
    这个人被惊醒了。
27. Move slowly, or you will startle your quarry into instant retreat.
    慢慢移动，否则你会把你的猎物吓得马上逃跑的。
28. You startle your friends by asking nervously," Who is it? What do you want?" and hanging up before they have time to reply.
    你神经兮兮地问道：“你是谁？你想干什么？”，而朋友们还没来得及回答，你就挂了电话。你这种言行使他们大吃一惊。
29. I kept my heart silent lest it should startle her, but she eluded me like my flowers and like my songs, and my love remains alone.
    我屏住呼吸，生怕惊动了她；但是，她也像我的花儿和歌声一样离开了我，只有我的爱情留着。

noun

1. a sudden involuntary movement
   1. he awoke with a start

   Synonym:    jumpstart

verb

1. to stimulate to action
   1. ..startled him awake
   2. galvanized into action

   Synonym:    galvanizegalvanise

2. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
   1. She startled when I walked into the room

   Synonym:    jumpstart