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

• 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。
• I could see he was rather taken aback.
  我可以看出他大吃一惊。
• Team leader Chen taken aback: do you know for us?
  陈队长吃了一惊：你认识我们局长？
• Her father was taken aback because this area was unknown to him and to her.
  她爸爸很震惊，因为他和他女儿根本不知道这个地方。
• She was taken aback in November when she noticed it had been replaced by a different voice.
  在去年11月，当她发现丈夫劳伦斯的声音被一个不同的声音代替后，她很吃惊。
• I never had a mother, and I was taken aback by your words.
  我没有母亲。你说的话让我大吃一惊。
• I was quite taken aback by the news.
  这消息使我吓了一跳。
• I've been taken aback by the support I've had.
  我亦为我所得到的支持感到震惊。
• He was a little taken aback when I told him I was leaving.
  当我告诉他我要离开时，他有点儿吃惊。
• 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。