"startle" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

startle verbo

startle + preposición
Kolokacji: 10
startled by • startled at • startle into • startle with • startled from • ...
startle + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 14
momentarily startled • somewhat startled • suddenly startled • slightly startled • clearly startled • ...
(2) somewhat, slightly, mildly
Kolokacji: 3
2. slightly startled = trochę zaskoczony slightly startled
3. mildly startled = łagodnie zaskoczony mildly startled
  • Gomez didn't think she'd ever seen that before, and, for a moment, was mildly startled to hear Gold speaking to Picard in such a fashion.
  • I was mildly startled to realize that at this point, my relatives were in fact near Compiègne.
  • They separated, and Jean Grandier began to walk back toward his office, mildly startled by the sudden rush of energy he felt inside.
  • Mildly startled by his success, he glanced at her.
  • He turned to look for a chair and was mildly startled to see that Mr. Homn was sliding one in behind him.
  • He was mildly startled to hear the sound of his own voice speaking for the first time, and how slowly the words formed.
  • Jubal was mildly startled to see, a moment later, what Patricia meant by that.
  • "If he died now, I could take it," she said and then seemed to consider the thought she had just spoken aloud, as if mildly startled.
  • She turned to Celia and was mildly startled to see that her friend was staring at the building with an uneasy look on her pretty face.
  • He was mildly startled to see us.
(3) genuinely, truly
Kolokacji: 2

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