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aback
▪ I. † aback, n. Obs. rare—1. [ad. Fr. abaque, ad. L. abacus.] A square tablet or compartment.1603 B. Jonson James I's Enter. Wks. 1838 529/1 In the centre, or midst of the pegne, there was an aback or square, wherein this elegy was written.▪ II. aback, adv. (əˈbæk) Forms: 1 on bæc; 2 a bec; 2–3 on ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Take aback - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
take aback, to. To surprise or discomfit. This term originally was nautical, describing sails that press against the mast and therefore suddenly impede a vessel's progress. It was used figuratively from the early nineteenth century on. Dickens used it in his American Notes (1842): "I don't think I was ever so taken aback in all my life.".
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aback
aback/əˈbæk; ə`bæk/ adv(phr v) take sb aback => take. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Shopper taken aback by incredible discovery inside pocket ...
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TAKE SOMEONE ABACK definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
TAKE SOMEONE ABACK meaning: 1. to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know how to behave for a short time: 2…. Learn more.
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Todd: The three big things impacting Vancouver's crazy housing prices ...
Nov 30, 2023Indeed, median wages in the California city come in at the equivalent of about $145,000 Cdn., 61 per cent higher than $90,000 in Vancouver. In other words, while things are rough for would-be ...
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taken aback
taken abackconfused or surprised by something unexpected. Company executives have been taken aback by the criticism. I asked him directly if he was looking for someone with my skills, and I think he was kind of taken aback.Etymology: based on the literal meaning of aback (= backward), which is not u... Cambridge English Idioms Dictionary
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The meaning and parsing of "はっといた" In the Kanzen Master N2 listening textbook, there's the following sentence: > Of which in the answers the correct reply was specified as: > > Man: On that wall? (?) But I'...
Sounds like I put it [the notice/schedule?] up on the wall [for all to see?] yesterday. spaceALC: stick ~ up on the wall Apple dictionary: We put up posters on the walls.
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Reword the following sentence: He was taken aback by the news
The news completely surprised him.
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abak
abak obs. form of aback adv. Oxford English Dictionary
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俯瞰英国 Britain from Above
Time and again, I have been taken aback by how much I simply did not see, however hard I looked." Time and again, I have been taken aback by how much I simply did not see, however hard I looked." Andrew Marr (excerpt from foreword). 豆瓣
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Investigating continuity of a function defined differently on the rationals and irrationals For a function defined as follows: $f(x) = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if $x$ is rational} \\\ e^x & \text{if $x$ is irrational}...
Let $a$ be any real number. There is always a sequence $\langle q_n:n\in\Bbb N\rangle$ of rational numbers converging to $a$, and along this sequence you have $\langle f(q_n):n\in\Bbb N\rangle\to 1$, since all of the $f(q_n)$ are equal to $1$. There is also always a sequence $\langle x_n:n\in\Bbb N\...
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如何有效积累主动词汇?
以aback词条为例。下图是Frank的剑桥高阶词典的截图,如果熟悉柯林斯的词典的就知道,这种释义方式以及搭配模式是柯林斯词典的特色。 下面附上aback词条的剑桥词典和柯林斯词典的截图,我用的goldendict。 2.把剑桥词典改为柯林斯词典。以abandon为例。 zhihu
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What is the difference between 当惑する , 戸惑う, はっとする and 度肝を抜く I get that all 3 kind of express the same idea of "being taken aback" or taking someone aback, being shocked, bewildered, surprized. I am wondering what are ...
**** (noun + verb) _common word_ Originally is a noun which means "bewilderment", it can be used as a verb when connecting or just as a noun (its main function). * * * **** (verb) _common word_ It is a verb in itself for "to be confused", "to be bewildered". * * * **** (adverb + ) _common, narrative...
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