startle
/ˈstɑːtl/verb
with obj.
- 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。
派生词
startler
noun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), whence '(cause to) react with fear' （late 16th cent.）.