flat-footed信息详情
adj.扁平足的；笨拙的；直截了当的；断然的；无准备的
flat-footed───平脚的
flatfooted───平脚的
flat foot───n.[外科]平足
flat-footedly───平足
flatfootedly───平足地
fleet-footed───跑得快的
catfooted───adj.趾行的；悄无声息的；v.轻声地走，偷偷地走（catfoot的过去式）
flatfoot───n.扁平足；警察
flatfoots───扁平足
He told me I was flat-footed.───他告诉我说我是扁平足。
The government could be caught flat-footed.───该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。
Other manufacturers might be playing catch-up, but they haven't been caught as flat-footed as they were when Apple introduced the iPhone.───其他制造企业或许正在奋起直追，但还没有像苹果公司推出iPhone时那样被打个措手不及。
Regulators were caught "flat-footed" by a breakdown we had erroneously thought was more than adequately reserved against .───我们曾误以为已经做好了充足的储备，但当危机发生时，监管者依然是“手足无措”。
At the end of last month u disappeared, it caught me flat-footed, and the sky became gray , but I still put my trust in you.───在上个月末你突然消失了，那让我脚都麻木了，天空都变成灰色的了，但我仍然相信你。
England has seemed a nation almost at war. The unrest is a blow to the police, caught flat-footed and unable to ensure order.───英国看上去就像一个战乱的城市，这次动乱对于将警署杀了个措手不及：他们无法维持秩序。
He believes that the new approach limits his exposure to getting caught flat-footed by a sudden change in technology or business practices.───他相信这样的一个新方法可以降低他陷入到一个无准备的突然的技术或者商务活动的变化的境地。
This helps explain why the bank's initial response was flat-footed.───这也解释了为什么央行面对危机的最初反应如此拙劣。