Fragen über die Beispielsätze mit, und die Definition und Benutzung von "Startle"

A: For example, "She was startled by the phone ringing."

A: Is any action given upon someone while their senses are distractec(sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste included). This causes the person to "startle" in shock as a reaction. Do not confuse this with scaring someone, as the person is not frightened, just caught off-guard(not aware). Startle is one step below fright/scare.

A: Taken by surprise
Suddenly surprised

A: You frightened and surprised me at that time..

A: to be scared or surprised like if someone jumped out of nowhere "AH you startled me"

A: If someone scares or surprises you, you can just say, “You startled me!”

If you scare or surprise someone, “Sorry, did I startle you?” or
“I didn’t mean to startle you.” or “Did I startle you there? Sorry!

If you witnessed someone scared or surprised, “She/He looked startled”

Or if you notice a person looks startled you can say to them “You look startled. What happened?”

A: I startle easily, so make some noise if you approach me from behind.

A: the loud noise made me startle
*BANG* "you startled me!"
like you were so scared it made you jump

A: You startled me back there!

A: She startled (past tense) me.
I wan to startle you.

A: you would be Startled by a sudden surprise popping up. . it is the unexpected nature of the thing that startles , not the thing itself: it is
often used when a person appears at your side unnoticed -

Frighten is more scary and refers to the thing itself

They can both happen together

‘John appeared from nowhere and startled me. When i saw the angry look on his face i was frightened’

A: startled includes a bit of shock

A: Intimidate is usually when you intentionally scare someone.

The man pulled up his shirt to show me he had a gun. He wanted to intimidate me.


Startle is usually not intentionally.

I sneezed so loudly it startled the baby . I’m sorry.

A: A good way to think of it is, if you "startle" someone, they will "start" to do something, like jump or run or defend themselves. At the very least, they'll stand up straighter for a second.

It has a negative or, at best, mischievous connotation. In a situation where you would say someone was startled, you could say they were surprised and it would still make sense, but at the same time a surprise can be more pleasant, like getting good news or a gift. No one would be startled by receiving a pair of shoes or finding out their cancer has gone into remission, but they might be surprised, for instance.

A: spur = to encourage someone or something to do a thing.
startle = to surprise someone, usually because an event happened they did not expect.

Examples:

I spurred to students to study more.

駆る, 駈る [かる]: (P, v5r, vt) to spur on, to urge forward, to impel, to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

I was startled by a loud noise.

吃驚, 喫驚 [びっくり, ビックリ]: (P, adv, vs, on-mim, uk) to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished, to get startled, to jump, (P, adj-f, on-mim, uk) surprise (e.g. surprise party)

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A: Nope, they’re different

To frighten someone is to scare them with the intention of making them feel afraid
To startle someone is to surprise them, can both be good or bad

A: I think "I've always wanted to surprise and show you guys that I can study english but I didn't mean to do it secretly" is better

A: Perfect

A: It means the same thing as "while" here.

A: Maybe "Hey! You startled me!"