كيف تنطق "taken aback"

expression

ˈteɪkən/ /əˈbæk

TAY-kuhn uh-BAK

tˈeɪkən/ /ɐbˈæk

TAY-kuhn uh-BAK

التعريف

If you are taken aback, you are very surprised or shocked, usually because something unexpected happens.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈteɪkən/ /əˈbæk

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈeɪkən/ /ɐbˈæk

أمريكي

TAY-kuhn uh-BAK

بريطاني

TAY-kuhn uh-BAK

She was taken aback by the news.

I was taken aback when they arrived early.

He felt taken aback by her question.

Honestly, I was taken aback by how much things had changed.