take aback

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌteɪk əˈbæk/|[ˌtʰeɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk]    美 /ˌteɪk əˈbæk/|[ˌtʰeɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk]|/ˌtæɪk əˈbæk/|[ˌtʰæɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To surprise or shock; to discomfit. idiomatic,transitive
    — I was rather taken aback by his angry reply.
  2. Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly. passive,usually

词形变化

takes aback present,singular,third-person taking aback participle,present took aback past taken aback participle,past

词源

From take + aback, see the two entries for their respective etymology.
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