介绍： 1. startlingly: If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly.

Eg: The telephone startled him.

2. adhere: If you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should.

Eg: All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice.

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介绍： 1. startlingly: If something sudden and unexpected startles you, it surprises and frightens you slightly.

Eg: The telephone startled him.

2. adhere: If you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should.

Eg: All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice.

3. but for: You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true.

Eg: ...the small square below, empty but for a dirty white van and a clump of palm trees.