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单词 take aback
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take aback in British English

verb
(tr, adverb)
to astonish or disconcert

Examples of 'take aback' in a sentence
take aback

The journalists who captured the images were also taken aback.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Others freeze, taken aback by the step up in class.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I was a little taken aback over sushi recently.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That is why the postman is rather taken aback.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The fans were a little taken aback.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Paddington looked taken aback at the thought.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Associates were often taken aback by his prodigious memory for minutiae.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I was rather taken aback, because it raised some tricky theological and metaphysical questions.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Pollsters were taken aback by the scale of his victory.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They were taken aback when they noticed the metro cops were armed and loaded.
The Star (South Africa) (2008)
(verb) 
I was taken aback when a stranger answered the phone.
Synonyms
surprise
We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone.
stun
Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.
astonish
Her dedication astonishes me.
floor (informal)
I was floored by the announcement.
stagger
The whole thing staggers me.
startle
The telephone startled him.
bewilder
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
astound
He used to astound us with feats of physical endurance.
disconcert
My lack of response clearly disconcerted him.
nonplus
flabbergast (informal)
Seedumbfound

Nearby words of
take aback

  • take a shine to something or someone
  • take a turn for the better
  • take a turn for the worse
  • take aback
  • take after someone
  • take against something or someone
  • take care of something or someone

Synonyms of 'take aback'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of disconcert
Definition
to disturb the confidence or self-possession of
My lack of response clearly disconcerted him.
Synonyms
disturb,
worry,
trouble,
upset,
confuse,
rattle (informal),
baffle,
put off,
unsettle,
bewilder,
shake up (informal),
undo,
flurry,
agitate,
ruffle,
perplex,
unnerve,
unbalance,
take aback,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
flummox,
throw off balance,
nonplus,
abash,
discompose,
put out of countenance
in the sense of floor
Definition
to disconcert or defeat
I was floored by the announcement.
Synonyms
disconcert,
stump,
baffle,
confound,
beat,
throw (informal),
defeat,
puzzle,
conquer,
overthrow,
bewilder,
perplex,
bowl over (informal),
faze,
discomfit,
bring up short,
dumbfound,
nonplus
in the sense of stagger
Definition
to amaze or shock (someone)
The whole thing staggers me.
Synonyms
astound,
amaze,
stun,
surprise,
shock,
shake,
overwhelm,
astonish,
confound,
take (someone) aback,
bowl over (informal),
stupefy,
strike (someone) dumb,
throw off balance,
give (someone) a shock,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal),
take (someone's) breath away
in the sense of startle
Definition
to slightly surprise or frighten someone
The telephone startled him.
Synonyms
surprise,
shock,
alarm,
frighten,
scare,
agitate,
take (someone) aback,
make (someone) jump,
give (someone) a turn (informal),
scare the bejesus out of (informal)
in the sense of stun
Definition
to shock or astonish (someone) so that he or she is unable to speak or act
Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.
Synonyms
overcome,
shock,
amaze,
confuse,
astonish,
stagger,
bewilder,
astound,
overpower,
confound,
stupefy,
strike (someone) dumb,
knock (someone) for six (informal),
dumbfound,
flabbergast (informal),
hit (someone) like a ton of bricks (informal),
take (someone's) breath away
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