wrong-foot

verb

/ˌrɒŋ ˈfʊt/

/ˌrɔːŋ ˈfʊt/

(British English)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wrong-foot	/ˌrɒŋ ˈfʊt/ /ˌrɔːŋ ˈfʊt/
he / she / it wrong-foots	/ˌrɒŋ ˈfʊts/ /ˌrɔːŋ ˈfʊts/
past simple wrong-footed	/ˌrɒŋ ˈfʊtɪd/ /ˌrɔːŋ ˈfʊtɪd/
past participle wrong-footed	/ˌrɒŋ ˈfʊtɪd/ /ˌrɔːŋ ˈfʊtɪd/
-ing form wrong-footing	/ˌrɒŋ ˈfʊtɪŋ/ /ˌrɔːŋ ˈfʊtɪŋ/

wrong-foot somebody to put somebody in a difficult or embarrassing situation by doing something that they do not expect使措手不及；使窘态毕露
- It was an attempt to wrong-foot the opposition.这一举动为的是让对手措手不及。
- His low pass wrong-footed the other team’s defence.他的低传让对方的防守措手不及。