aback
US
UK aback adv: archaic (towards the back)
SC 向后 xiàng hòu
TC 向後
TC 向後
SC 朝后 xiàng hòu，cháo hòu
take [sb] aback vtr phrasal sep: (surprise)
SC 使…受惊吓 shǐ shòu jīng xià
SC 让…大吃一惊 shǐ shòu jīng xià，ràng dà chī yì jīng
She declined his offer of a job, which took him aback. I was really taken aback when she reacted so angrily.
见她勃然大怒，真把我吓了一跳。
她拒绝了他提供的工作，这让他大吃一惊。
taken aback adj: (surprised, astonished)
SC 吃惊的 chī jīng de
TC 吃驚的
TC 吃驚的
SC 意外的 chī jīng de ，yì wài de
We were taken aback at his sudden admission.