flat-footed

英 [ˌflæt ˈfʊtɪd]

美 [ˌflæt ˈfʊtɪd]

adj.  平足的; 扁平足的; 无准备的

牛津词典

adj.

• 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
  1. They were caught flat-footed by the attack.
     他们冷不防遭到了攻击。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 平足的;扁平足的
  If you areflat-footed, the arches of your feet are too low.
  1. All babies look flat-footed and when they walk the whole sole touches the ground...
     婴儿们看上去都是平足，他们走路的时候整个脚掌都着地。
  2. He told me I was flat-footed.
     他告诉我说我是平足。
• ADJ-GRADED 笨拙的;愚蠢的;蹩脚的
  If you describe a person or action asflat-footed, you think they are clumsy, awkward, or foolish.
  1. ...flat-footed writing...
     蹩脚的文章
  2. The government could be caught flat-footed.
     政府可能会猝不及防。

英英释义

adj

• without reservation
  1. a flat-footed refusal
• with feet flat on the ground
• having broad flat feet that usually turn outward
  1. a slow flat-footed walk
• unprepared and unable to react quickly
  1. the new product caught their competitors flat-footed

双语例句

• The government could be caught flat-footed.
  政府可能会猝不及防。
• They were caught flat-footed by the attack.
  他们冷不防遭到了攻击。
• So when sudden public events occur, our advertisement appears some flat-footed, the process in coping with showed a lot of problems.
  所以当突发公共事件发生时，我国的公益广告就显得有些措手不及，在应对的过程中表现出很多问题。
• All babies look flat-footed and when they walk the whole sole touches the ground
  婴儿们看上去都是平足，他们走路的时候整个脚掌都着地。
• The teacher's question caught him flat-footed.
  老师的讯问使他仓皇失措。
• Unexpected company at supper time caught Mrs Ball flat-footed.
  晚餐时间突然来了大批客人，使得鲍尔太太仓皇失措。
• Paris, like Washington, has looked consistently flat-footed.
  巴黎和华盛顿一样，一如既往地缺乏准备。
• We were caught completely flat-footed.
  我们完全没有准备。
• In order to "avenge" I rushed into the "enemy" of the "barracks" the enemy caught flat-footed.
  为了“报仇”我冲入“敌人”的“军营”将敌人打了个措手不及。
• He looks flat-footed and he can not repair the broken flat iron well.
  他看起来笨手笨脚哦，他无法把这个坏了的熨斗修好。