aback

英[ə'bæk] 美[ə'bæk]
  • adv. 吃惊地；向后地；后退地

详细释义

    adv. (副词)
    1. 猝不及防地
    2. 在后
    3. <古>向后
    4. 【海】处于顶风位置
    5. 大吃一惊
    6. 吓了一跳
    7. 震惊
    8. 【海】逆帆
    9. 使船后退
    10. 向后地
    11. 突然地
    12. <航海>逆帆
    13. 逆风
    14. 使帆受逆风
    15. 吓一跳
    16. <航海>（帆船）突遇顶风而停止前进
    17. 向后（地）
    18. 朝后地

英英释义

Adverb:
  1. having the wind against the forward side of the sails;

    "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"

  2. by surprise;

    "taken aback by the caustic remarks"

双语例句

1. Rather taken aback by such forwardness, I slammed down the phone.
如此无礼的言语让我火冒三丈，我砰的一下把电话挂了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
她鲁莽的态度让克罗斯感到有点吃惊。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling.
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。

来自柯林斯例句

4. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The little girl screamed and it took us aback.
小女孩的尖叫声吓了我们一跳.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作副词 (adv.)
    1. He appeared taken aback.
      他似乎很吃惊。
    2. I was both delighted and taken aback.
      我是又喜又惊。
    3. I was rather taken aback by his rudeness.
      他粗俗无礼，使我吃了一惊。
    4. We were all taken aback by the news of Prince's divorce.
      王子离婚的消息让我们感到很吃惊。

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