we were all caught flat-footed when the colonel made a surprise inspection.
上校突然来视察,我们被当场抓住。
critics of the company complain that, time and again, incumbent corporations are caught flat-footed by the rapid technological shifts of modern life.
对公司持批评态度的人士指出,现代生活快速的技术转变,一次又一次让大型公司措手不及。
there also was an uncharacteristic blunder: equities-trading revenue tumbled because goldman was caught flat-footed when volatility rose as markets tumbled.
这里还有一个不太典型的失误:当股市动蕩 导致波动性上升时,高盛被打了个措手不及,股票交易收入因而下降。
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準备的突然的技术或者商务活动的变化的境地。
this prisoner was trying to escape but was caught flat-footed in attempt.
有两个囚犯企图逃走,但就在逃跑当中被抓获了。
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。
the unrest is a blow to the police, caught flat-footed and unable to ensure order.
这场动乱狠狠地打击了警方,暴露出他们对突发事件毫无準备、对维持秩序无能为力的一面。