单词 | take aback |
释义 | take aback (once / 2568 pages) v WORD FAMILY take aback: taken aback, took aback USAGE EXAMPLESI 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) v surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off Syn|Hypo|Hyper ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, startle galvanise, galvanize, startle to stimulate to action surprise cause to be surprised |
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