单词 | startle |
释义 | startle /stärˈtl/transitive verb
Sudden alarm or surprise ORIGIN: ME stertle, from OE steartlian to stumble, struggle, kick, or formed afresh from start startˈled adjective startˈler noun startˈling noun and adjective startˈlingly adverb startˈlish or startˈly adjective Apt to start startle colours plural noun (zoology) Bright colours on the bodies of animals or wings of birds which often resemble vertebrate eyes and act as an anti-predator device |
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