aback

adverb

/əˈbæk/

词源Old English on bæc, from a- ‘to, towards’ and back. The term came to be treated as a single word in nautical use.

Idioms

be taken aback (by somebody/something)

to be shocked or surprised by somebody/something被（…）吓了一跳；大吃一惊；震惊
- She was completely taken aback by his anger.他的愤怒把她吓了一大跳。
Topics Feelingsc2

Synonyms surprisesurprise

startle
amaze
stun
astonish
take somebody aback
astound

These words all mean to make somebody feel surprised.

surprise
to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised:
- The outcome didn’t surprise me at all.这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
startle
to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them:
- Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.抱歉，我不是故意吓你一跳的。
- The explosion startled the horse.爆炸声使马受了惊。
amaze
to surprise somebody very much:
- Just the huge size of the place amazed her.仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak
astonish
to surprise somebody very much:
- The news astonished everyone.这消息使大家十分惊讶。

amaze or astonish?用 amaze 还是 astonish？These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity.

take somebody aback
[usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody:
- We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
astound
to surprise or shock somebody very much:
- His arrogance astounded her.他的傲慢使她震惊。

Patterns

It surprises somebody/startles somebody/amazes somebody/stuns somebody/astonishes somebody/takes somebody aback/astounds somebody
to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody that…
to surprise/amaze somebody what/how…
to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear…
to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something

词汇	aback
释义	aback adverb /əˈbæk/ /əˈbæk/ 词源Old English on bæc, from a- ‘to, towards’ and back. The term came to be treated as a single word in nautical use. Idioms Idioms be taken aback (by somebody/something) to be shocked or surprised by somebody/something被（…）吓了一跳；大吃一惊；震惊 She was completely taken aback by his anger.他的愤怒把她吓了一大跳。 Topics Feelingsc2 Synonyms surprisesurprise startle amaze stun astonish take somebody aback astound These words all mean to make somebody feel surprised. surprise to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised: The outcome didn’t surprise me at all.这一结果完全在我的意料之中。 startle to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them: Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.抱歉，我不是故意吓你一跳的。 The explosion startled the horse.爆炸声使马受了惊。 amaze to surprise somebody very much: Just the huge size of the place amazed her.仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。 stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak astonish to surprise somebody very much: The news astonished everyone.这消息使大家十分惊讶。 amaze or astonish?用 amaze 还是 astonish？These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity. take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody: We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction.她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。 astound to surprise or shock somebody very much: His arrogance astounded her.他的傲慢使她震惊。 Patterns It surprises somebody/startles somebody/amazes somebody/stuns somebody/astonishes somebody/takes somebody aback/astounds somebody to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody that… to surprise/amaze somebody what/how… to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear… to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something see also take somebody aback
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