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单词 off guard
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off guard

Unprepared for a surprise or difficulty: the government was caught off guard by the unexpected announcement...
  • As we have already seen the fire can spread very rapidly and may catch the unwary off guard.
  • If I could catch him off guard it would give me just the edge I needed to send him crying into comic oblivion.
  • The sheer size of the dish caught me a little off guard at first, but senses restored, I found the rich pate to be delightful.

Synonyms

unprepared, unready, inattentive, unwary, unwatchful, with one's defences down, by surprise, cold, unsuspecting
informal napping, asleep on the job, asleep at the wheel, on the hop
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