"be taken aback" in Chinese (Simplified)

大吃一惊感到意外

Definition

感到非常惊讶或震惊，通常一时不知道如何反应。

这个短语有点正式，多用于书面语或正式场合。常以被动形式出现，如 'was taken aback'，表示因出乎意料的事而非常吃惊或震惊。不常用于主动或进行时态。

I was taken aback by the news.

我**被这个消息吓了一跳**。

She was taken aback when they shouted her name.

他们喊她名字时，她**大吃一惊**。

We were taken aback by his sudden anger.

我们对他突然发火**感到吃惊**。

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

他突然提出帮我，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.

你能看出来她**被这个问题吓到了**——她不知道说什么好。

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

我们都**吃惊**那家餐厅的饭菜居然这么贵。