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(figuratively) Surprised, shocked. / (nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.

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taken aback

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taken aback

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Japanese Meaning

（比喩的）驚いた、唖然とした / （船舶用語）風向の急変により、帆がマストに押し付けられる状態のこと

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I was taken aback by his sudden announcement.

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彼の突然の発表に私は驚きました。

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(figuratively) Surprised, shocked.

It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.

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(nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.

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