startle
英 [ˈstɑ:tl] 美 [ˈstɑrtl]

vt.

使震惊，使大吃一惊；使惊跳，使惊吓；

vi.

惊吓；受惊；惊跳；

n.

惊愕；惊恐；震惊，吃惊；惊跳

变形

复数：startles过去式：startled过去分词：startled现在分词：startling第三人称单数：startles

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使惊跳;使大吃一惊 cause sb to be suddenly surprised,sometimes making them jump;give an unexpected slight shock to

英英释义

startle[ 'stɑ:tl ]

• n.a sudden involuntary movement

  同义词：jumpstart

• v.
  • to stimulate to action

    "..startled him awake"

    同义词：galvanizegalvanise

  • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

    "She startled when I walked into the room"

    同义词：jumpstart

同近义词辨析

alarm, terrify, intimidate, frightem, scare, startle

这组词都有“惊吓、惊恐”的意思，其区别是：

alarm着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。

terrify语气最强，指惊骇得六神无主，魂飞魄散。

intimidate特指恐吓某人，迫使其做某事。

frightem普通用词，使用广泛，指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。

scare指非正式文体中可与frighten换用，但语气较重，侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。

startle强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。

stun, astound, astonish, surprise, amaze, startle

这组词都有“使惊愕，使惊讶，使惊奇”的意思，其区别是：

stun语气最强，指极度惊讶而目瞪口呆，不知所措。

astound语气强，指由于事情令人难以置信或实在罕见而使人感到震惊。

astonish语气较强，指出乎预料，意外发生，但又无法解释而感到惊奇。

surprise普通用词，多指因未预料或意外的事而引起的惊奇之感。

amaze语气较强，指因认为不可能或极少可能发生情况的出现而感到惊讶或迷惑不解。

startle指因突然的惊吓或意料不到的刺激等而使人惊跳或震惊。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. He was startled by the news.
   这消息使他大吃一惊。
2. He startled from sleep.
   他从睡梦中惊醒起来。
3. 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。
4. Let's hide ourselves behind the door and startle her.
   藏在门后面，咱们吓她一下。

用作名词(n.)

1. He gave me a startle.
   他吓了我一跳。
2. The man was awaken with a startle.
   由于受到惊吓，他醒了过来。

权威例句

Emotion, novelty, and the startle reflex: habituation in humans
Gating and Habituation of the Startle Reflex in Schizophrenic Patients
Boo! Culture, Experience and the Startle Reflex by Ronald C. Simons
Prestimulus Effects on Human Startle Reflex in Normals and Schizophrenics
Pictures as prepulse: Attention and emotion in startle modification
Committee report: Guidelines for human startle eyeblink electromyographic studies.
Extinction of fear-potentiated startle: blockade by infusion of an NMDA antagonist into the amygdala.
Inbred strain differences in prepulse inhibition of the mouse startle response
Neural circuit regulation of prepulse inhibition of startle in the rat: current knowledge and future challenges
Reflex modification in the domain of startle: I. Some empirical findings and their implications for how the nervous system processes...