aback
adverbWord OriginOld English on bæc, from a- ‘to, towards’ and back. The term came to be treated as a single word in nautical use.
Idioms Idioms
be taken aback (by somebody/something)
to be shocked or surprised by somebody/something 被（…）吓了一跳；大吃一惊；震惊
Synonyms surprisesurprise用 amaze 还是 astonish？
see also take somebody aback- startle
- amaze
- stun
- astonish
- take somebody aback
- astound
- surprise to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised:
The outcome didn’t surprise me at all. 这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
- startle to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them:
Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. 抱歉，我不是故意吓你一跳的。 The explosion startled the horse. 爆炸声使马受了惊。
- amaze to surprise somebody very much:
Just the huge size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
- stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak
- astonish to surprise somebody very much:
The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家十分惊讶。
- take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody:
We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction. 她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
- astound to surprise or shock somebody very much:
His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
- It surprises somebody/startles somebody/amazes somebody/stuns somebody/astonishes somebody/takes somebody aback/astounds somebody
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody that…
- to surprise/amaze somebody what/how…
- to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear…
- to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something