Новый большой англо-русский словарь - aback
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aback
1. уст. мор. назад Id: to hold oneself aback from —- держаться на расстоянии от; держаться в стороне от; избегать Id: taken aback —- пораженный, ошеломленный; захваченный врасплох; мор. обстененный (о парусах)
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1.
adv. obs. назад; сзади; задом to stand aback from - держаться на расстоянии, в стороне от; избегать taken aback - ошеломленный, захваченный врасплох; I was quite taken aback at their bad manners я был неприятно поражён их невоспитанностью ...Англо-русский словарь
2.
adv. 1 archaic backwards, behind. 2 Naut. (of a sail) pressed against the mast by a head wind. Phrases and idioms take aback 1 surprise, disconcert (your request took me aback; I was greatly taken aback by the news). 2 (as taken aback) (of a ship) with the sails pressed against the mast by a head wind. Etymology: OE on b{aelig}c (as A(2), BACK) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
adverb Date: before 12th century 1. archaic backward, back 2. in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface (as of a sail) 3. by surprise ; unawares was taken ~ by her sharp retort ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once. Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling... PHRASE: usu v-link PHR, oft PHR by n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adv be taken ~ to be very surprised or shocked by something (For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- O.E. on bжc, "at or on the back." Now surviving mainly in taken aback, originally a nautical expression for a sudden change of wind that flattens the square sails back against the masts. The figurative sense is first recorded 1840. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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