startling

英 [ˈstɑːtlɪŋ]

美 [ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ]

adj.  惊人的; 让人震惊的; 极鲜亮的
v.  使惊吓; 使吓一跳; 使大吃一惊
startle的现在分词

现在分词：startling　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.8509 / COCA.7406

牛津词典

adj.

• 惊人的；让人震惊的
  extremely unusual and surprising
  1. a startling discovery
     惊人的发现
• 极鲜亮的
  extremely bright
  1. startling blue eyes
     蓝盈盈的眼睛

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人吃惊的;惊人的;不寻常的
  Something that isstartlingis so different, unexpected, or remarkable that people react to it with surprise.
  1. Sometimes the results may be rather startling.
     有时结果可能会令人吃惊。
  2. ...startling new evidence...
     惊人的新证据
  3. His hair was dyed a startling black.
     他把头发染成了令人吃惊的黑色。

英英释义

adj

• so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
  1. Sydney's startling new Opera House
  2. startling news
  3. startling earthquake shocks

双语例句

• We discovered the startling truth: customers prefer low prices.
  我们发现了一个惊人的事实：，顾客喜欢低物价。
• We made startling discoveries about her past.
  关于她的过去我们有了惊人的发现。
• These myths have a startling likeness to one another
  这些神话彼此间有惊人的相似性。
• 'Frankly I found it rather frightening.' — 'A little startling,' Mark agreed.
  “坦白说我觉得这相当可怕。”——“是有点吓人，”马克表示同意。
• This would represent a startling slowdown from the trend of the past two decades.
  这将意味着，与过去20年的增速相比，中国经济增长出现了惊人的放缓。
• Its serried ranks of economists, analysts and financial wizards were offering startling insights.
  其旗下众多经济学家、分析师和金融奇才提出了一些令人吃惊的洞见。
• That is not the only startling new development.
  这并非唯一惊人的新发展。
• If you have an inventive streak, you could make a startling discovery or breakthrough now.
  如果你有善于创造的能力，你将做出惊人的发现或突破。
• I am keen on this paper because they always have startling inside stories to reveal.
  我非常喜欢这家报纸，因为上面总是有惊人的内幕新闻披露。
• But Emerson always keeps us up-not less by his memorable tersenessthan by his startling habit of illustration.
  但艾默生始终保持他的令人难忘的简洁和他的做例证的惊人的习惯。