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aback

/əˈbæk/

Translations

abackadverb

/əˈbæk/

неожиданночаще всего в выражении "to be/take aback"

She was taken aback by his sudden outburst.

Её неожиданно ошеломила его внезапная вспышка гнева.

назадустар.

He stepped aback to give her more room.

Он шагнул назад, чтобы дать ей больше места.

Additional translations

врасплохиспользуется в устойчивом сочетании "застать/быть врасплох"

Synonyms

in reverse

to the rear

abackadjective

/əˈbæk/

Rare/nautical use describing sails when pressed backward against the mast.

приваленныйморск.; о парусе, прижатом обратным ветром к мачте

With the mainsail aback, the ship slowed almost to a stop.

Когда грот был привален ветром, корабль почти остановился.

abackpreposition

Chiefly dialectal use in the set phrase “aback of”, meaning “behind”

позадидиал.; употребляется в сочетании "aback of"

The well stands aback of the farmhouse.

Колодец находится позади фермерского дома.

abackadverb

By surprise; unexpectedly.

She was taken aback by his sudden outburst.

Toward or situated to the rear; backward. (Archaic)

He stepped aback to give her more room.

abackadjective

(Nautical) Of a sail: pressed backward against the mast by the wind.

With the mainsail aback, the ship slowed almost to a stop.

abackpreposition

Behind; at the back of (chiefly dialectal, usually in the phrase “aback of”)

The well stands aback of the farmhouse.