aback

英 [əˈbæk]

美 [əˈbæk]

adv.  向后；后退; 逆帆；逆风

Collins.1 / BNC.11826 / COCA.12786

习惯用语

adv.

be taken aback (by sb/sth)
• （被…）吓了一跳；大吃一惊；震惊
  to be shocked or surprised by sb/sth
• She was completely taken aback by his anger.
  他的愤怒把她吓了一大跳。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 吃惊，震惊（以至于无法立刻作出反应）
  If you aretaken aback bysomething, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.
  1. Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling...
     我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。
  2. Derek was taken aback when a man answered the phone.
     德里克吓了一跳，居然是一个男的接的电话。

英英释义

adv

• by surprise
  1. taken aback by the caustic remarks
• having the wind against the forward side of the sails
  1. the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback

双语例句

• They paused, as if taken aback;
  他们停顿了一下，像是吃了一惊。
• Personally, although CEOs, like policemen, look younger all the time, I am less taken aback.
  就我个人而言，尽管与警察一样，首席执行官总是越来越年轻，但我并没有那么惊讶。
• Team leader Chen taken aback: do you know for us?
  陈队长吃了一惊：你认识我们局长？
• He was taken aback, but he managed to remain calm.
  他心里一惊，但表面上却仍神色自若。
• She was really taken aback upon hearing of his death.
  她听到他去世的消息，着实吃了一惊。
• I was taken aback when the man showed me the file he had on me.
  当那男人给我看他的有关我的资料时，我被惊呆了。
• She was completely taken aback by his anger.
  他的愤怒把她吓了一大跳。
• Wendy and John had been taken aback somewhat at finding their father in the kennel.
  看见父亲睡在狗舍里，温迪和约翰不禁吃了一惊。
• He was taken aback when he saw the big monster.
  看到这个巨大的怪物时，他吓了一跳。
• Scarlett was taken aback, for she never liked to think of that dream.
  思嘉被堵回去了，因为她从来不喜欢去想起那个梦。