taken aback

短语

吃惊

发音

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词形变化

more taken aback 比较级 most taken aback 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    past participle of take aback

adj.
  1. 1.

    Surprised, shocked.

    吃惊

    比喻
  2. 2.

    Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.

    航海 交通

词源

From taken + aback, first attested in 1840.

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