英语词汇“aback”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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To be taken aback is to be taken by surprise. You might be taken aback when your grandmother suddenly demonstrates her yodeling skills.

When you see the adverb aback, it almost always follows the verb "to take." When you're taken aback, you're startled, often by another person's actions. If someone makes a rude comment at a dinner party, for example, you'll be taken aback. The word dates from about 1200, and it comes from the Old English on bæc, "at or on the back." It was first used as a nautical term for a strong wind flattening the sail against the ship's mast.

WORD FAMILY

aback

USAGE EXAMPLES

I was recently taken aback when I invited a friend to dinner and asked about any food restrictions.

Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016)

Taken aback, she asked a class of mostly 11-year-olds to run around a field and was surprised to see what a struggle it was.

Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016)

At first, he was taken aback by the razzmatazz and the vehemence, the cries of “Lock her up.”

The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016)

adv by surprise

taken aback by the caustic remarks

adv having the wind against the forward side of the sails

the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback

单词	aback
释义	aback (once / 1905 pages) 1adv 2adv To be taken aback is to be taken by surprise. You might be taken aback when your grandmother suddenly demonstrates her yodeling skills. When you see the adverb aback, it almost always follows the verb "to take." When you're taken aback, you're startled, often by another person's actions. If someone makes a rude comment at a dinner party, for example, you'll be taken aback. The word dates from about 1200, and it comes from the Old English on bæc, "at or on the back." It was first used as a nautical term for a strong wind flattening the sail against the ship's mast. WORD FAMILY aback USAGE EXAMPLES I was recently taken aback when I invited a friend to dinner and asked about any food restrictions. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) Taken aback, she asked a class of mostly 11-year-olds to run around a field and was surprised to see what a struggle it was. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) At first, he was taken aback by the razzmatazz and the vehemence, the cries of “Lock her up.” The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016) 1 adv by surprise taken aback by the caustic remarks 2 adv having the wind against the forward side of the sails the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback
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