aback
adverb
uk/əˈbæk/us/əˈbæk/be taken aback
to be veryshockedorsurprised:
大吃一惊;震惊I wassomewhattaken abackbyherhonesty.她的坦诚让我大吃一惊。
Surprised
- agape
- aghast
- amazed
- appalled
- astonished
- ghost
- gobsmacked
- goggle-eyed
- headlight
- horror
- horror of horrorsidiom
- jaw
- jump/leap out ofyourskinidiom
- open-mouthed
- palpitation
- pearl-clutching
- round-eyed
- shocked
- someone'sjaw drops (open)idiom
- stalk
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