aback

US [əˈbæk]
UK [ə'bæk]
  • adv.向后；【航】逆帆
  • Web使船后退；逆风；向后地

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aback
IDM
She was completely taken aback by his anger.
他的愤怒把她吓了一大跳。
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。

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,向后向后,逆帆逆帆,使船后退使船后退,逆风逆风,向后地向后地
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
"That's an interesting idea, " I said, taken aback and trying to hide it.
您这观点倒挺有意思，我试图掩饰自己的惊讶。
nín zhè guān diǎn dào tǐng yǒu yì si , wǒ shì tú yǎn shì zì jǐ de jīng yà 。
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2.
She was also taken aback by his intense jealousy and the imbalance between his tight penny-pinching and extravagant spending.
她也感到吃惊，他强烈的嫉妒和不平衡之间的紧张节俭和奢侈消费。
tā yě gǎn dào chī jīng , tā qiáng liè de jí dù hé bù píng héng zhī jiān de jǐn zhāng jié jiǎn hé shē chǐ xiāo fèi 。
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3.
At last, however, she fell right into the wind's eye, was taken dead aback, and stood there a while helpless, with her sails shivering.
可是，最终它却转向风吹来的方向，转过船头处于逆风状态，无助地停泊在那儿，船帆不住地颤抖。
kě shì , zuì zhōng tā què zhuǎn xiàng fēng chuī lái de fāng xiàng , zhuǎn guò chuán tóu chǔ yú nì fēng zhuàng tài , wú zhù de tíng bó zài nà er , chuán fān bù zhù dì chàn dǒu 。
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4.
I was a little taken aback at how much the Shanghainese staff failed to know about the art of cicada maintenance.
身为上海人的员工们竟然不懂得养知了的艺术，这让我多少有些惊讶。
shēn wéi shàng hǎi rén de yuán gōng men jìng rán bù dǒng de yǎng zhī liǎo de yì shù , zhè ràng wǒ duō shǎo yǒu xiē jīng yà 。
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5.
Lombard was a good deal taken aback, but in his surprise he did not forget that this was the young lady who had refused him that afternoon.
伦巴第先生被吓了一跳，但他吃惊得发现自己还记着今天下午她拒绝了他。
lún bā dì xiān sheng bèi xià le yī tiào , dàn tā chī jīng de fā xiàn zì jǐ hái jì zhe jīn tiān xià wǔ tā jù jué le tā 。
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6.
She barely knows him, so when he gave her that lovely purse, she was really taken aback.
她跟他一点儿都不熟，所以当他送给她那个好看的皮夹时，她非常吃惊。
tā gēn tā yì diǎn er dōu bù shú , suǒ yǐ dāng tā sòng gěi tā nà ge hǎo kàn de pí jiā shí , tā fēi cháng chī jīng 。
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7.
The singer was taken aback by the pirated editions of his songs on the market, and he vowed not to let the thiefs off.
当这位歌手发现市面上有自己作品的盗版时，他十分震惊，发誓绝不放过那盗贼
dāng zhè wèi gē shǒu fā xiàn shì miàn shàng yǒu zì jǐ zuò pǐn de dào bǎn shí , tā shí fēn zhèn jīng , fā shì jué bù fàng guò nà dào zéi
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8.
Although the guy knew of her feelings for him, he was still taken aback and had never expected her to react that way.
尽管小伙子知道她对自己的感情，他还是大吃一惊，完全没有想到她会那样｡
jǐn guǎn xiǎo huǒ zi zhī dào tā duì zì jǐ de gǎn qíng , tā hái shì dà chī yì jīng , wán quán méi yǒu xiǎng dào tā huì nà yàng ｡
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9.
If I'm honest, I'm a little taken aback how you all but ignore me for two years then email me only when you need something.
坦白说，两年来你直接忽视我，现在有需要才主动联系的行为让我有点讶异。
tǎn bái shuō , liǎng nián lái nǐ zhí jiē hū shì wǒ , xiàn zài yǒu xū yào cái zhǔ dòng lián xì de xíng wéi ràng wǒ yǒu diǎn yà yì 。
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10.
She must have been a little too taken aback to reply as I can't seem to recall what she had to say to that.
她一定是花了很长时间才反应过来怎样回答我，因为我记不起她当时是怎么说的了。
tā yí dìng shì huā le hěn cháng shí jiān cái fǎn yìng guò lái zěn yàng huí dá wǒ , yīn wèi wǒ jì bù qǐ tā dāng shí shì zěn me shuō de le 。
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