flat-footed

短语

a. 扁平足的, 断然的, 直截了当的

发音

UK /ˌflætˈfʊtɪd/
其它
US /ˈflætˌfʊtəd/
US /ˌflætˈfʊtəd/
US /-ɾəd/

词形变化

more flat-footed 比较级 most flat-footed 最高级

别名

flatfooted

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of flat-foot.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of an animal: having feet which are naturally flat; (specifically) of a horse: having hoofs with soles close to the ground.

    Bears are flat-footed animals.

  2. 2.

    Of a person: having the physical condition of flat feet (“a condition where the soles of the feet are in full contact with the ground, either because the arches have collapsed or because they never developed”).

  3. 3.

    Of a thing (especially (rail transport) a rail): having a flat base; flat-bottomed.

    引申义
  4. 4.

    Blunt and unsubtle; lacking finesse; clumsy.

    比喻
  5. 5.

    Unprepared, unready.

    美国 比喻

    They were caught flat-footed when Clancy filed to enter the race.

  6. 6.

    Direct, downright, straightforward; also, holding firmly to and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.

    过时 比喻 非正式

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 4

direct footed splayfooted unready

词源

From flat-foot + -ed (suffix forming past tense forms of regular verbs).

来源：wiktionary