| 词汇 | be taken aback |
| 释义 | be taken abackbe taken aback 1 SURPRISEDto be very surprised or shocked by something （对某事）大吃一惊 For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request. 一时间她的要求把我吓了一大跳。 Examples from the Corpus be taken aback (by something)• The authorities were taken aback, and took the unprecedented step of cordoning off the painting.• The man spun round so swiftly that George was taken aback and tripped, falling on to the soft mud.• I was taken aback, but deep down I wasn't totally surprised.• Intel was taken aback by the intensity of public anger.• He was taken aback by the new demands of the job.• Jonadab was taken aback, not being a man given to overt affection.• She was taken aback to realise just how far her reservations about seeing him had disappeared. → be taken aback (by something) at aback(1) 2 phrasal verbphr v SURPRISEDto be very surprised about something 吃惊 Emma was somewhat taken aback by his directness. 埃玛对他的坦率感到有点吃惊。 Examples from the Corpus be taken aback• When he lunged forward, she was taken aback.• The authorities were taken aback, and took the unprecedented step of cordoning off the painting.• The man spun round so swiftly that George was taken aback and tripped, falling on to the soft mud.• I was completely taken aback by his aggressive and unreasonable attitude.• I think he was a little taken aback by my response.• Intel was taken aback by the intensity of public anger.• Shulman was taken aback by the survey results.• Perhaps it was too dark for Miriam to notice how Louise was taken aback by this remark, how she blushed.• Jonadab was taken aback, not being a man given to overt affection.• I was taken aback to find an elderly woman sitting inside the door of the men's room.• She was taken aback to realise just how far her reservations about seeing him had disappeared. → be taken aback at take1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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