flat-footed

单词flat-footed

基本解释

adj.: 平足的；扁平足的；无准备的
adv.: 直截了当地
网络: 不是扁平足；有可能是手足无措；措手不及

权威解释

• 平足的；扁平足的:

  without naturally raised curves(= arches ) under the feet

• 无准备的:

  not prepared for what is going to happen

英汉解释

• 措手不及

• 直截了当地,决意地

• 扁平足的

• 平底脚的;拖着脚步走的;站稳脚跟的;果断的,无准备的

例句

• Other manufacturers might be playing catch-up, but they haven"t been caught as flat-footed as they were when Apple introduced the iPhone.

  其他制造企业或许正在奋起直追，但还没有像苹果公司推出iPhone时那样被打个措手不及。

• Regulators were caught "flat-footed" by a breakdown we had erroneously thought was more than adequately reserved against .

  我们曾误以为已经做好了充足的储备，但当危机发生时，监管者依然是“手足无措”。

• At the end of last month u disappeared, it caught me flat-footed, and the sky became gray , but I still put my trust in you.

  在上个月末你突然消失了，那让我脚都麻木了，天空都变成灰色的了，但我仍然相信你。

• England has seemed a nation almost at war. The unrest is a blow to the police, caught flat-footed and unable to ensure order.

  英国看上去就像一个战乱的城市，这次动乱对于将警署杀了个措手不及：他们无法维持秩序。

• He believes that the new approach limits his exposure to getting caught flat-footed by a sudden change in technology or business practices.

  他相信这样的一个新方法可以降低他陷入到一个无准备的突然的技术或者商务活动的变化的境地。

• This helps explain why the bank"s initial response was flat-footed.

  这也解释了为什么央行面对危机的最初反应如此拙劣。

• But they had experienced past market downturns, while some of the bankers and analysts caught flat-footed knew only good times.

  但他们经历过以往的市场低迷，而一些银行家只识繁华，在危机到来时措手不及。

• So far, many Western companies have been caught flat-footed.

  现在，很多欧美跨国公司发现在中国做网上生意举步维艰。

• I am flat-footed when someone comes right at me, angling for a fight.

  当别人单刀直入时我就会手足无措，就想和人家干一架。

• I"m your friend and I"ll come out flat-footed and say what I think.

  我是你的朋友，我会直截了当，心里有什么就说什么。