aback

a·back /əˈbæk/ adverbadv

be taken aback (by something) SURPRISEDto be very surprised or shocked by something （对某事）大吃一惊

For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request.

一时间她的要求把我吓了一大跳。

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be taken aback (by something)• The authorities were taken aback, and took the unprecedented step of cordoning off the painting.• The man spun round so swiftly that George was taken aback and tripped, falling on to the soft mud.• I was taken aback, but deep down I wasn't totally surprised.• Intel was taken aback by the intensity of public anger.• He was taken aback by the new demands of the job.• Jonadab was taken aback, not being a man given to overt affection.• She was taken aback to realise just how far her reservations about seeing him had disappeared.

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aback• He was momentarily a bit taken aback.• The singer is capable of delicacy, as well; the occasional pianissimo utterance takes you aback.• The authorities were taken aback, and took the unprecedented step of cordoning off the painting.• She appeared taken aback, as if she had only just realised that the pair of them were not alone.• They all looked suitably taken aback by his entrance, muttering disapproval whilst he insisted that Ockleton step outside.• Intel was taken aback by the intensity of public anger.• Though she did seem taken aback, come to think of it.• He seemed even more taken aback than I was, and this heartened me.

Origin aback

(1100-1200) Old English on bæc “backward”

a·back adverbadv

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