(1) 使(鳥)驚起(startle (a hidden bird or animal) into sudden motion) [T+n，T+n+prep]：～a woodcock/a pheasant/a grouse (from cover) (從掩蔽處)驚起一只丘鷸/雉雞/松雞;
(2) 驚飛，突然飛去(start up or fly out suddenly) [I]：The birds～ed excitedly in the trees. 鳥群在樹叢中驚飛。The moths～ed excitedly round the light. 飛蛾在燈的周圍驚飛。Two green-and-white butterflies～ed past us. 兩只綠白相間的蝴蝶從我們身邊飛過。
flush out (v adv) 逐(趕)出：～out the criminals/the escaped prisoner 迫使罪犯/逃跑的囚犯離開藏身之處