startled 的定义
- disturbed or agitated suddenly, as by surprise or alarm: Seeing startled herons and egrets flee at the sound of 35 teenagers was a highlight for kids who rarely see birds in their natural habitat.
- expressing such surprise or alarm: A startled cry escaped my throat as I was roughly pulled to my feet by the bodyguard.
startled 近义词
frightened
更多startled例句
- Astronomers around the world were startled in late 2019 when Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, grew dark for several months.
- Many of us have run across the startled tenant or homeowner who doesn’t get the notification about an appointment.
- When I reached the waterfall, I was startled to discover that I had the place to myself for a few moments, thanks to the same reservation system that had shut me out for so long.
- It promotes a startled knee-jerk response, potentially alienating people who might have been allies, and it implies an unrealistic snap-of-the- fingers simplicity for those who are willing to fight for change but can’t stomach the long haul.
- A prey species, pheasants try to stick to cover and will run away from threats through that cover unless startled.
- Some heads nodded in recognition of this, others look startled.
- Police report that he was so startled by being tracked down so quickly that he immediately confessed.
- As the family hunted for anything personal that could be retrieved, they were startled when the phone began to ring.
- Though Bates was startled by these changes, he was less alarmed by them than many naturalists are today.
- The Hound takes care of the rest, and Arya, startled by her actions, picks the coin back up and whispers, “Valar Morghulis.”
- At first startled, her second thought was that this would be the best possible thing which could happen.
- The startled operators at Umballa could obtain no further intelligence and the boy was slain at his post.
- She held out her hand and the Professor was about to take it when she drew it back with a startled movement.
- But I was still more startled by the action of the barman who lifted up the glass and held it whilst the man drank.
- A few minutes, and he would perhaps have slipped across the border—when something startled him into sudden life again.