"startle" in Chinese (Simplified)
使吃惊使受惊
Definition
突然让某人吃惊或受惊，通常是因为意外的声音或动作。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常以被动语态 ('be startled by') 或主动 ('startle someone') 出现，表示突然而强烈的惊吓而非持续的害怕。常与 'startle easily', 'startled expression' 搭配。不用于小惊喜。
Examples
The loud noise startled the baby.
巨大的噪音**吓到了**婴儿。
I didn't mean to startle you.
我不是故意要**吓你**的。
The cat was startled by the barking dog.
猫被狗叫声**吓到了**。
He gets startled easily, even by little things.
他很容易被小事**吓到**。
The sudden flash of lightning really startled us.
突然的闪电真的**吓了**我们一跳。
Don’t creep up behind me like that—you’ll startle me!
别那样从后面走过来——你会**吓到**我的！