英语词汇“startle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

startlestartle /ˈstɑrt̮l/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYstartle

Origin: Old English steartlian to kick your legs about

VERB TABLE

startle

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	startle
	he, she, it	startles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	startled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have startled
	he, she, it	has startled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had startled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will startle
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have startled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am startling
	he, she, it	is startling
	you, we, they	are startling
Past	I, he, she, it	was startling
	you, we, they	were startling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been startling
	he, she, it	has been startling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been startling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be startling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been startling

to make someone feel suddenly surprised or slightly shocked, often so that he or she makes a sudden movement SYN make somebody jump: You startled me! I didn’t hear you come in.