Catch off guard Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈkætʃ/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈɡɑɹd

KATCH-awf-GAHRD

UK

kˈætʃ/ /ˈɒf/ /ɡˈɑːd

KATCH-of-GAHD

التعريف

To surprise someone when they are not prepared or expecting something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in both formal and informal English. Often used in passive form ('was caught off guard'). Used for emotional, physical, or situational surprises. Interchangeable with 'take by surprise' in many contexts.

• Spanish: sorprender - tomar desprevenido
• Portuguese (BR): pegar de surpresa - pegar desprevenido
• Portuguese (PT): apanhar desprevenido - apanhar de surpresa
• Chinese (Simplified): 让...措手不及 - 出其不意
• Chinese (Traditional): 讓...措手不及 - 出其不意
• Hindi: अचकचा देना - अचानक पकड़ना
• Arabic: يفاجئ - يأخذ على حين غرة
• Bengali: অপ্রস্তুত অবস্থায় ধরাওয়া - অপ্রস্তুতে ফেলে দেওয়া
• Russian: застать врасплох
• Japanese: 不意を突く - 予期せず驚かせる
• Vietnamese: làm ai đó bất ngờ - khiến ai không kịp chuẩn bị
• Korean: 방심할 때 놀라게 하다 - 불시에 놀라게 하다
• Turkish: gafil avlamak - hazırlıksız yakalamak
• Urdu: غافل پکڑنا - اچانک حیران کرنا
• Indonesian: membuat lengah - mengejutkan tanpa persiapan

جمل نموذجية

The loud noise caught me off guard.

basic

The teacher's question caught him off guard.

basic

Sudden rain caught us off guard.

basic

"Sorry, you really caught me off guard with that question!"

natural

He was totally caught off guard by the announcement.

natural

If you plan ahead, you won’t be caught off guard.

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