aback

英 [ə'bæk] 美 [ə'bæk]

• adv. 吃惊地；向后地；后退地

详尽释义

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"
   

例句

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。

词汇搭配

• take aback 使吃惊, 使吓一跳...
• take sb aback 使某人吃一惊, 使某...
• be taken aback 突然吓了一跳...
• taken aback 吃惊

近反义词

【反义词】

• ahead 领先
• forward 向前的