wrong-footing
present participle ofwrong-foot
单词 | wrong-footing |
释义 | wrong-footing present participle ofwrong-foot wrong-foot verb uk/ˌrɒŋˈfʊt/us/ˌrɑːŋˈfʊt/[Toften passive] tocausesomeone to be in adifficultsituationby doing somethingunexpected: Thecompanywascompletelywrong-footed by the dollar'ssuddenrecovery. [T]UK in asport, tohitorkicktheballso that the otherplayerbelievestheballwill go in theoppositedirectionto the one in which it will really go, inorderto make him or hermovein thewrongdirection Causing difficulties for oneself or others
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