caught unprepared

无法应对突发事件。
常用释义
措手不及:在某种情况下没有做好准备,无法应对突发事件。

扩展信息

措手不及
德波顿 - 《爱情笔记》15 - 沪江口译频道... ... instrument of torture: 刑具 caught unprepared措手不及 at work: 在工作 ...

例句

In fact, America itself seems to have been caught unprepared by the enthusiasm of its allies.

事实上,对于盟友热情至此,美国似乎也是始料不及,颇感意外。

Isabel: Then, my friends, I recommend we rest and get ourselves ready to move quickly. When war comes, we cannot be caught unprepared.

伊莎贝尔:好了,我的朋友们,我建议我们先养精蓄锐,以便能严阵以待,快速行动。当战争再度来临时我们要做到未雨绸缪。

当两年之后苏联解体的时候,美国被发现毫无准备,匆忙寻找应对策略。

But it was caught unprepared for the practical and mundane tasks of building state institutions.

但对于重建国家这一世俗而实际的任务,知识分子们却束手无策。

可一旦事到临头就措手不及,他们就到处找借口推诿敷衍。

来得猛烈而仓促,往往让忙碌的人们有些措手不及。

如果另个一冰河世纪在我们面前出现,人类最后会毫无准备,人类本性可以征服自然吗?

He Chen's incredibly slaying landlord under 3 eyelids namely greatly transform a rank 1 is caught unprepared!

贺宸居然在三位大成阶的眼皮下杀了所有人一个措手不及!