Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.
说琼吃了一惊,这是很保守的说法. 她其实是完全惊呆了.
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He was somewhat taken aback by the news that the police intended to arrest him.
得知警方要抓他,他有点吃惊.
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We were taken aback, Mr Yip recalls. We never thought we would find such an out-of-the-box approach.
我们吃了一惊,叶雷回忆道,我们从没想过我们会发现这么具有创意的方式。
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She was taken aback by his directness. He is very straight, what you see is what you get.
他的直率使她吃惊。他很直率,表里如一。
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正在这么想,小鸟忽然出来了,猫倒像吓了一跳,往后躲了躲。
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