startling
🇬🇧 UK/'stɑ:tliŋ/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC1
Definitions
adj.
Causing sudden surprise or shock; remarkably unexpected.
令人吃惊的;出人意料的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishstartother
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lingsuffix
=startling
Common Collocations
- 1.startling discovery惊人的发现
- 2.startling revelation惊人的揭露
- 3.startling contrast鲜明的对比
- 4.startling conclusion令人震惊的结论
Example Sentences
- 1.
The report revealed startling evidence of widespread corruption in the government.
- 2.
Her startling resemblance to the missing woman caught everyone's attention.
- 3.
Scientists made a startling discovery that completely changed our understanding of the universe.