aback

权威英汉双解

She was completely taken aback by his anger.

他的愤怒把她吓了一大跳。

be taken aback (by sb/sth)

She was completely taken aback by his anger.

他的愤怒把她吓了一大跳。

英汉释义

• adv.

  1.向后;【航】逆帆

英英释义

• adv.

  1.with the wind blowing against the forward part of a sail or sails, so that a vessel cannot move ahead

  2.backward or toward the back

  3.in the past