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Meaning of 措手不及

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措 cuò 手 shǒu 不 bù 及 jí
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
Related Words
Antonyms: 应付裕如
Example Sentences
1
我们打了它个措手不及
,
一枪没放就把他们收拾掉了
。
Our enemies were caught unprepared and we disposed of them without firing a single shot.
2
朗格说
,
我觉得自己被问得措手不及
。
从此她就自己开始写与孩子谈论性
、
爱情和恋爱话题的书
。
'I felt completely unprepared, ' says Ms. Lang, who has since written her own book about talking to kids about sexuality, love and relationships.
3
而在应对长期性
、
有时甚至是终身护理的需求与支出方面则完全措手不及
。
They are entirely unprepared to cope with the demands and costs of chronic, sometimes life-long care.
4
他们无法想象
,
他们根本想象不出
,
下次危机爆发是什么样
,
所以危机发生时他们措手不及
They can't imagine -they don't have the power of imagination to think what the next crisis will be like, so it catches them by surprise.
5
尽管一直在努力包容朝鲜特有的政治制度
,
中国还是对它最近的进展感到措手不及
。
Despite its efforts to accommodate North Korea' s idiosyncratic political system, China was apparently caught off guard by the recent developments.