猝不及防 [－－－－]

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Pinyin cù bù jí fáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be caught off guard
  2. without warning
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be caught off guard; to be taken by surprise
    (syn.) 措手不及
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这次地震发生在当地时间凌晨，人们还在睡梦中被山崩地裂般的地震惊醒，无数房屋在一瞬间轰然倒坍，许多人猝不及防就死于梦中。
    這次地震發生在當地時間凌晨，人們還在睡夢中被山崩地裂般的地震驚醒，無數房屋在一瞬間轟然倒坍，許多人猝不及防就死於夢中。
    zhè cì dì zhèn fā shēng zài dāng dì shí jiān líng chén ， rén men hái zài shuì mèng zhōng bèi shān bēng dì liè bān de dì zhèn jīng xǐng ， wú shù fáng wū zài yī shùn jiān hōng rán dǎo tān ， xǔ duō rén cù bù jí fáng jiù sǐ yú mèng zhōng ．
    • This time, the earthquake occurred before dawn local time. People were still sound asleep when they were jolted awake by a massively destructive earthquake. In an instant, countless houses had collapsed, and many people had died in their sleep with no time to react.