单词 | startle |
释义 | startle —startlement, n. —startler, n. /stahr"tl/, v. , startled, startling, n. v.t. 1. to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm. 2. to cause to start involuntarily, by or as by a sudden shock. v.i. 3. to start involuntarily, as from a shock of surprise or alarm. n. 4. a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like. 5. something that startles. [bef. 1100; ME stertlen to rush, caper, equiv. to stert(en) to START + -(e)len -LE, or continuing OE steartlian to kick, struggle] Syn. 1. scare, frighten, astonish. See shock1. |
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