aback

英 [ə'bæk] 美[ə'bæk]

adv. 向后；处于顶风位置；向后地；吓了一跳

反义词 ahead forward

畅通词汇低频词

英英释义

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"

词组搭配

take someone aback

shock or surprise someone

使某人震惊（吃惊）

he was taken aback by her directness.
她的直率让他吃惊。

考试真题

Of course, I had heard that genius could show itself at an early age, so I was only slightly taken aback that I had achieved perfection at the tender age of 14.

Of course, I had heard that genius could show itself at an early age, so I was only slightly taken aback that I had achieved perfection at the tender age of 14.

实用场景例句

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

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

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。

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

She was taken aback at the question.: 听了这问题,她很吃惊.

The news took me aback.: 这条消息把我搞得措手不及.

She was completely taken aback by his anger.: 他勃然大怒把她吓了一大跳.

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.

Your request took me aback.: 你的要求使我大吃一惊.

I was also taken aback at their interest in foreign things.: 令我震惊的还有他们对异国事物的兴趣.

The reply took him so much aback that for a moment he was lost for words.: 这个答复令他猝不及防,一时不知道说些什么好.

Jenny was taken aback by some of the portraits.: 其中一些肖像画使詹妮大吃一惊.

I was taken aback by his rudeness.: 我对他的粗鲁无礼感到吃惊.

As soon as he finished, his supporters applauded vigorously, but most of the masses were taken aback and exchanged doubtful glances.: 他的话完了, 他的几个支持者拼命地鼓掌, 而更多的人却噤若寒蝉,面面相觑.

He appeared taken aback.: 他显得很吃惊.

I was quite taken aback by the news.: 这消息使我吓了一跳.

He was taken aback by her caustic remarks.: 她挑衅似的言辞使他大吃一惊.

He was taken aback by such inhospitality.: 他被此种冷漠下了一跳.

I was taken aback by what I saw.: 我被眼前看到的吓了一跳.

We were all taken aback by the news of the Chairman's resignation.: 主席辞职的消息使我们都感到惊异.

She was taken aback by her son's strong opposition to her remarriage.: 她儿子对她再婚的强烈反对让她很吃惊.

Alan was taken aback but then he became aware that the crickets had started.: 他吃了一惊,随后意识到蛐蛐儿的鸣叫声已经响起.

Lao Wang seemed taken aback.: 老王似乎很吃惊.

He was taken aback by her directaess.: 她的直率使他吃惊.

Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.: 说琼吃了一惊,这是很保守的说法. 她其实是完全惊呆了.

He was somewhat taken aback by the news that the police intended to arrest him.: 得知警方要抓他,他有点吃惊.

I was momentarily taken aback.: 我一时被吓呆了.

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。

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。

中文词源

来自古英语短语 on back，其字面意思是“向后”，来自古代帆船时代的航海用语，用于表示帆船在前行的过程中被突然改变的风向，也就是突然向后吹的逆风阻挡而不能继续前行，由于这种逆风的突然性，往往使人大吃一惊，所以后来该词又延伸出引申义，表示“猝不及防地，突然地，震惊”。aback 现在主要存在于短语 take aback（使吃惊，使惊呆），在其他地方很少用到。

英文词源

aback (adv.): c. 1200, from Old English on bæc "at or on the back;" see back (n.). Now surviving mainly in taken aback, originally a nautical expression in reference to a vessel's square sails when a sudden change of wind flattens them back against the masts and stops the forward motion of the ship (1754). The figurative sense is first recorded 1840.

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。

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。

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。

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。

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

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