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startling
adjective
uk /ˈstɑː.təlɪŋ/ us /ˈstɑːr.t̬əlɪŋ/
surprising and sometimes worrying: 惊人的；令人震惊的
startling results令人震惊的结果
He made some startling admissions about his past.他坦白了自己过去一些令人震惊的事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surprising and shocking
against all expectationsphrase
amaze
amazing
amazingly
astonish
dumbfounding
dumbfoundingly
dynamite
earth-shaking
earth-shattering
one for the booksidiom
pull
pull something out of the bag/hatidiom
raise (a few) eyebrowsidiom
reality check
turn-up for the book(s)idiom
unbelievable
walk
walk in on someone
world-shattering
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startlingly
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