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/

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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.他的低位传球使对方球队的防守犯了错误。