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单词 aback
释义 aback
\əˈbak\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English abak, from Old English on bæc, from on on, at, towards + bæc back — more at on, back
1. archaic
 a. : toward or to the back or rear : backward, back
  < all suddenly dismayed … he fled aback — Edmund Spenser >
 b. : in the rear : behind
2. : in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface of a sail — usually used of a square sail or yard
 < the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback — H.A.Chippendale >
3. : by surprise : unawares — used with preceding take
 < completely taken aback at the question >
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