startle
us /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/
Các nghĩa
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làm giật mình, làm hoảng hốt
To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
a horse that startles easily
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làm giật mình · làm hoảng hốt
To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us.
Dạng khác
- startles present, singular, third-person
- startling participle, present
- startled participle, past