take aback

短语

使吃惊, 使惊呆

发音

CA /ˌteɪk əˈbæk/
US /ˌteɪk əˈbæk/
UK /ˌteɪk əˈbæk/
CA /ˌtʰeɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk/
US /ˌtʰeɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk/
UK /ˌtʰeɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk/
AU /ˌtæɪk əˈbæk/
AU /ˌtʰæɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk/

词形变化

taken aback takes aback 三单 takes aback taking aback took aback taking aback 现在分词 took aback 过去式 taken aback 过去式 taken aback 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To surprise or shock; to discomfit.

    习语 及物

    I was rather taken aback by his angry reply.

    The bad news took us aback.

  2. 2.

    Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.

    航海 交通

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

floor shock blow out of the water

上位词 1

surprise

下位词 3

startle galvanize galvanise

词源

From take + aback, see the two entries for their respective etymology.

来源：wiktionary