"catch up short" en Chinese (Traditional)

• 措手不及
• 猝不及防

Definición

讓某人措手不及，特別是在他們沒有準備或沒有預期的時候。通常指突然阻止或打斷某人。

Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於口語，表示突然讓人措手不及或打斷對方。不要和'catch up'（趕上）或'caught short'（突然急需上廁所）混淆。常用於敘述或描述情境。

Ejemplos

The teacher's question caught Tom up short.

老師的問題讓湯姆**措手不及**。

She was caught up short when her name was called.

她在被叫到名字時**措手不及**。

I was caught up short by the loud noise.

突然的噪音讓我**措手不及**。

His sudden question really caught me up short during the meeting.

他突然的問題在會議中真的讓我**措手不及**。

The announcement about layoffs caught everyone up short.

裁員的消息讓大家都**措手不及**。

You really caught me up short with that comment!

你真的用那句話把我**嚇了一跳**！