| 单词 | flat-footed |
| 释义 | flat-footed1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE noun, ADJECTIVE after verb] If you are flat-footed, the arches of your feet are too low. All babies look flat-footed and when they walk the whole sole touches the ground. He told me I was flat-footed. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun, verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb] If you describe a person or action as flat-footed, you think they are clumsy, awkward, or foolish. [disapproval] ...flat-footed writing. The government could be caught flat-footed. flat-footed in British English (ˌflætˈfʊtɪd) adjective 1. having flatfoot 2. British informal a. clumsy or awkward b. downright and uncompromising 3. informal off guard or unawares (often in the phrase catch flat-footed) Derived forms flat-footedly (ˌflat-ˈfootedly) adverb flat-footedness (ˌflat-ˈfootedness) noun flat-footed in American English (ˈflætˌfʊtɪd) adjective 1. having flatfoot 2. designating a manner of walking, with the toes pointed outward, as by people with flatfoot 3. US, Informal downright and firm; plain and uncompromising 4. Informal a. awkward or clumsy b. tedious, plodding, etc. adverb US 5. Informal firmly, directly, or abruptly Idioms: catch someone flat-footed Derived forms flat-footedly (ˈflat-ˌfootedly) adverb flat-footedness (ˈflat-ˌfootedness) noun More idioms containing |
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