单词 | aback |
释义 | aback adv.   1. archaic backwards, behind.   2. Naut. (of a sail) pressed against the mast by a head wind. Phrases and idioms take aback   1. surprise, disconcert (your request took me aback; I was greatly taken aback by the news).   2. (as taken aback) (of a ship) with the sails pressed against the mast by a head wind. Etymology: OE on b{aelig}c (as A(2), BACK) |
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