aback
[əˈbæk]
adv.
吃惊地;
向后;
（帆船）突遇顶风而停止前进;
adj.
处于顶风位置的;
例句:
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Rather taken aback by such forwardness, I slammed down the phone.
如此无礼的言语让我火冒三丈，我砰的一下把电话挂了。
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Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
她鲁莽的态度让克罗斯感到有点吃惊。
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Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling.
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。
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Rather taken aback, Rousselot admitted that it was.
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I was a little taken aback by the question.
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He stood for a moment touched and taken aback.
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