flat-footed
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?fl?t?f?t.?d]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?fl?t?f?t?.?d]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 扁平足的；腳不離地的；無準(zhǔn)備的；（非正式）走不快的，笨拙的；（非正式）沉悶的，無創(chuàng)意的
英漢例句
- Though these scenes lend black humor and boisterous vitality to the opera, they are musically flat-footed.
盡管這些場景為歌劇增添了黑色幽默以及很強的活力，但在音樂上還是平淡的。 - He believes that the new approach limits his exposure to getting caught flat-footed by a sudden change in technology or business practices.
他相信這樣的一個新方法可以降低他陷入到一個無準(zhǔn)備的突然的技術(shù)或者商務(wù)活動的變化的境地。 - We don't want the country to be in a position next year like we were in 2000, in which problems occur, and the public is left flat-footed in understanding the problems and the possible solutions.
我們不希望在明年置身像2000年的情況，出現(xiàn)問題，然后讓民眾們一頭霧水地去理解這個問題和想出可能的解決辦法?！?斯圖爾特談到這次大會時如是說。 - The most natural,straightforward,literal,flat-footed interpretation.
最自然，直接，理性和踏實的解釋。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節(jié)選 - They picked up some Hewlett-Packard last year after the flat-footed management took one too many writeoffs.
FORBES: When Ugly Stocks Give Pretty Returns - Lawmakers, lobbyists, and even mainstream beltway advocacy groups fighting the bills were caught flat-footed, and retreated.
FORBES: What Does Silicon Valley Need from Washington? Less. - But an early election—January would be the earliest the law allows—could catch his Likud rival, Binyamin Netanyahu, flat-footed.
ECONOMIST: Another blind alley
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詞組短語
- caught flat -footed 無計可施;陷入困境;墮入窘境;不意被困
- flat -footed ? 手足無措
- catch flat -footed 乘其不備抓住;使大吃一驚
- Flat -footed Walk 平走慢步;馬的慢四拍步樣
- catch someone flat -footed 乘人毫無準(zhǔn)備
短語
英英字典
- (HAVING FLAT FEET) having feet whose bottom part is flat against the ground and not curved up in an arch
- (UNSUCCESSFUL) in a difficult or unexpected situation that makes you unable to move or react quickly or skilfully
- If you are flat-footed, the arches of your feet are too low.
- If you describe a person or action as flat-footed, you think they are clumsy, awkward, or foolish.