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

• Their work makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated.
  【译文】他们的工作得出了一个惊人的观点：我们通常称之为天才的特性被高估了。
• 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。
• These myths have a startling likeness to one another
  这些神话彼此间有惊人的相似性。
• Brazil has been losing external competitiveness to a startling and disturbing degree.
  巴西外部竞争力的丧失已达到一种令人震惊和不安的程度。
• It has already proved possible to tinker with this genetic inheritance, with startling results.
  事实已经证明可能对这种基因遗传进行修补，并产生了令人吃惊的结果。
• This was a startling deviation from the established pattern.
  这惊人地偏离了既定的模式。
• A startling use of line and color is this artist's special trademark.
  令人惊异的线条和色彩的应用是这个艺术家明显的特征。
• 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。
• Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed.
  突然有一个惊人的明亮的闪光和减轻雷电推出繁荣。
• 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。