1·Against the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal, Woodgate played too deeply and was found flat footed dealing with Rooney, Berbatov and Eduardo.
对阵曼联和阿森纳这样的球队的时候，伍德盖特对付鲁尼、贝尔巴托夫和爱德华多这样的前锋，表现得很出色很果断。
2·He told me I was flat-footed.
他告诉我说我是扁平足。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The government could be caught flat-footed.
该政府可能会猝不及防。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·They were caught flat-footed by the attack.
他们冷不防遭到了攻击。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·Though these scenes lend black humor and boisterous vitality to the opera, they are musically flat-footed.
尽管这些场景为歌剧增添了黑色幽默以及很强的活力，但在音乐上还是平淡的。
6·We don't want the country to be in a position next year like we were in 2000, in which problems occur, and the public is left flat-footed in understanding the problems and the possible solutions.
我们不希望在明年置身像2000年的情况，出现问题，然后让民众们一头雾水地去理解这个问题和想出可能的解决办法。” 斯图尔特谈到这次大会时如是说。
7·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准备的突然的技术或者商务活动的变化的境地。
8·GM has been as nimble abroad as it has been flat-footed at home, an early-mover in China, Brazil and Russia, it holds strong positions in all three markets.
通用汽车虽在国内市场没什么作为，在国外市场却眼疾手快，早早就在中国，巴西和俄罗斯三个市场上抢占到强大的市场份额。
9·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。
10·This helps explain why the bank's initial response was flat-footed.
这也解释了为什么央行面对危机的最初反应如此拙劣。