"flatfooted" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 扁平足
• 措手不及

Definition

指腳底幾乎沒有弓形（字面意思），也指被某事突然打亂，毫無準備（引申義）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

字面上指腳的形狀，引申常用於形容某人“措手不及”（如 'caught flatfooted'）。日常更常見的是比喻義。

Examples

He has flatfooted arches, so he wears special shoes.

他的腳是**扁平足**，所以穿特製鞋子。

The team was flatfooted when the game began.

比賽開始時，球隊**措手不及**了。

She was caught flatfooted by the teacher's question.

老師的問題讓她**措手不及**。

I totally got flatfooted by that sudden storm yesterday.

昨天那場突如其來的暴雨讓我**措手不及**。

You can't be flatfooted in this fast-paced job.

在這節奏快的工作裡，你不能**措手不及**。

The police officer moved in, not wanting to be flatfooted by the suspect.

警察靠近時，不想被嫌犯**措手不及**。