startle
vt. 使震惊,使大吃一惊; 使惊跳,使惊吓
vi. 惊吓; 受惊; 惊跳
If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly.
The telephone startled him...
电话铃声吓了他一跳。
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you...
对不起,我不是故意想吓你一跳的。
1. a sudden involuntary movement;
1. to stimulate to action ;
2. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;
alarm, frighten, startle, terrify, scare, intimidate
这些动词均有"惊吓,惊恐"之意。
surprise, amaze, astonish, astound, startle, stun
这些动词均含"使惊愕,使惊讶,使惊奇"之意。
The above story provided the idiom grass and startle snake.
由此产生了“打草惊蛇”这个成语.
Antidepressant medication will lower anxiety and reduce sleep disturbances, startle reactions, difficulty in returning to function.
抗抑郁症药物能够缓解焦虑、减轻睡眠干扰 、 惊厥反应以及功能恢复障碍等.
The lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response.
那位演讲者开了一枪以示范什么是惊恐反应.
When some chinese idioms are tramslated into English, Their meanings may startle some English readers.
一些汉语成语被翻译长英语后, 会使一些英语读者感到很吃惊.
Seventh, talked to me again allowed to open let me startle joke!
第七, 再跟我可以打开让我惊吓的笑话!