wrong-foot

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause a competitor to move or put weight on the wrong foot, as by making an unexpected move.
    — Johnson hesitated with his back to goal and was dispossessed by Mulumbu, who instantly played Odemwingie through on goal. The Nigerian kept his composure to wrong-foot Reina.
  2. To cause a competitor to move or put weight on the wrong foot, as by making an unexpected move.; To play the ball in an unexpected direction, forcing (the opponent) to change direction suddenly. transitive
  3. To catch (someone) off balance, off guard; to surprise. broadly,transitive
    — The Swedish academy had defied bookies’ predictions and wrongfooted critics too many times in the past, and if there was one consensus in the run-up, it was that the prize would not go to Europe, where six of the last ten winners had come from.
  4. To place (someone) at a tactical disadvantage. broadly,transitive

词形变化

wrong-foots present,singular,third-person wrong-footing participle,present wrong-footed participle,past wrong-footed past wrong foot alternative wrongfoot alternative

词汇关系

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