startle
US: /ˈstɑɹtəɫ/
UK: /stˈɑːtəl/
UK: /stˈɑːtəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
startle /'stɑ:tl/
- danh từ
- sự giật mình; cái giật mình
- điều làm giật mình
- ngoại động từ
- làm giật mình, làm hoảng hốt
- làm giật mình, làm hoảng hốt
- nội động từ
- giật nảy mình
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them: [VN] I didn't mean to startle you. + The explosion startled the horse. + I was startled by her question. + [VN to inf] It startled me to find her sitting in my office.
startled adjective: She looked at him with startled eyes. + He looked startled. + She jumped back like a startled rabbit.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
frighten, surprise, scare, disturb, unsettle, upset, discompose, make (someone) jump, jolt, jar, dismay, perturb, stun, take (someone) aback, shock, astound, astonish, Colloq shake up, give (someone) a turn, US discombobulate:
He jumped out from behind the door and startled me. She was startled when she was told that she had to leave at once.
Concise English dictionary
startles|startled|startling'stɑrtl /'stɑː-
noun
+a sudden involuntary movement
verb
+to stimulate to action
+move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
