be taken aback

Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.

说琼吃了，是保守的说法。其实是完全呆了。

I was taken aback by his rudeness.

我对他的粗鲁无礼感到吃。

I was taken aback by what I saw.

我被眼前到的吓了跳。

Jenny was taken aback by some of the portraits.

其中些肖像画使詹妮大吃。

She was taken aback by her son’s strong opposition to her remarriage.

儿子对再婚的强烈反对吃。