taken aback

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Adj

1. (figuratively) Surprised, shocked.
2. Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.

Verb

past participle of take aback

take aback

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit.
2. (passive, usually) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.

Skaityti daugiau

Sinonimai

astonished

😲

surprised

dumbfounded

startled

stunned

floored

confused

😕

aghast

stupefied

fatigued

upset

dazed

nonplussed

perplexed

puzzled

recoil

recoiled

shy

timid

unprepared

vanquished

without

off balance

stupified

be blown away

become flustered

amazed

astounded

at a loss

bedridden

bemused

bewildered

defeated

disconcerted

flinch

jiggered

lacking

Vertimai

onthutst

ontdaan

verslagen

surpris

verbluft

verstomd

stupéfait

estuporada

überrascht

bestürtzt

gewundert

erstaunt

basses Erstaunen

έκπληκτος

verwundert

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

From taken + aback, first attested in 1840.