"be taken aback" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大喫一驚
• 感到意外

Definition

感到非常驚訝或震驚，通常一時不知道如何反應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞語比較正式，多用於書面或正式場合。通常用被動語態，如 'was taken aback'，表示因突如其來的事而大喫一驚。很少用於主動或進行式。

Examples

I was taken aback by the news.

我**被這個消息嚇了一跳**。

She was taken aback when they shouted her name.

他們喊她名字時，她**大喫一驚**。

We were taken aback by his sudden anger.

我們對他突然發火**感到喫驚**。

I really was taken aback when he offered to help me out of nowhere.

他突然提出幫我，我真的**感到很意外**。

You could tell she was taken aback by the question—she didn't know what to say.

你能看出她**被這個問題嚇到了**——她不知道怎麼回答。

We all were taken aback by how expensive the meal was at that place.

我們都**喫驚**那家餐廳的飯菜居然這麼貴。