措手不及

[cuò shǒu bù jí]

措手不及的英文翻译

基本释义

• caught off guard

参考释义

措手不及 [cuò shǒu bù jí]

• - （事情来得太快，出乎意外，来不及应付） be taken by surprise; be caught unawares [unprepared]; be too late to do anything about it; be too surprised to defend oneself; could make no adequate defense; could not think in time of a way to defend oneself; have no time to put in one's hands; spring a surprise on sb.; throw sb. off his guard:

  Our enemies were caught unprepared and we disposed of them without firing a single shot. 我们打了它个措手不及，一枪没放就把他们收拾掉了。

措手不及的用法和样例：

例句

1. 客人早来了一小时，这可真使你措手不及了。
   The guests came an hour early. That caught you on the wrong foot!
2. 他令我措手不及－－我的钱都留在家里。
   He caught me on the wrong foot--I left all my money at home.
3. 你弄得我措手不及--给我五分钟准备一下吧。
   You've caught me on the hop, I'm afraid give me five minutes to get ready.

短语

• 不迭
• 不及
• 来不及

措手不及的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• 手足无措
• 临阵磨枪
• 惊惶失措
• 猝不及防
• 惊慌失措
• 临渴掘井

【反义词】

• 等闲视之
• 应付裕如
• 从容不迫
• 镇定自若
• 措置裕如
• 视若等闲
• 有备无患