The usurper took power by force .

篡夺者武装夺取了权力。

I was taken aback by his rudeness.

我对他的粗鲁无礼感到吃惊。

I was taken aback by what I saw.

我被眼前看到的吓了一跳。

She was completely taken aback by his anger.

他勃然大怒把她吓了一大跳。

Jenny was taken aback by some of the portraits.

其中一些肖像画使詹妮大吃一惊。

The criminal was taken into custody by the police.

罪犯被警方拘留。

His joke was taken amiss by some of the company.

他开玩笑的话使几个朋友不高兴。

The announcement of his promotion took us all by surprise.

宣布他的提升让我们都很感意外。

The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.

这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。

The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry.

那辆坏了的车由一辆货车拖着。

The army did not hesitate; they took the town by storm.

军队未迟疑, 他们突袭占领了该城。

The film was taken by a camera mounted on a hang-glider.

这部影片是用摄影机系在悬挂式滑翔机上拍摄的。

It was all the loot taken by soldiers from the captured town.

这就是士兵们从被占领的城镇掠夺来的所有东西。

We were all taken aback by the news of the Chairman’s resignation.

主席辞职的消息使我们都感到惊异。

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

她儿子对她再婚的强烈反对让她很吃惊。

The agricultural surplus was taken over almost in its entirety by the ruler.

剩余农产品几乎全被统治者囊括一空。

The barman took her by the scruff of the neck and threw her out.

酒吧男招待一把揪住她的颈背，将她扔了出去。

We took a roundabout way from Chicago to San Francisco by driving through Texas.

我们从芝加哥驱车绕道得克萨斯到达旧金山。

He took his neighbour's raincoats by mistake, so he hung them back outside.

他错收了邻居家的雨衣, 于是又把它们挂回原处。

Don't be so naive as to be taken in by their lies.

不要太轻信, 以免被他们的谎言所欺骗。