blindside
/ˈblaɪndsaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈaɪndsˌaɪd] /ˈblaɪndsaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈaɪndsˌaɪd] /ˈblīn(d)-ˌsīd/ (ame, mw)
blindside — 動詞
- blindsidepresent simple I / you / we / they
- blindsideshe / she / it
- blindsidedpast simple
- blindsiding-ing form
1. to shock someone with an unexpected event or piece of news that causes them harm
措手不及
因突發壞消息而驚慌
to shock someone with an unexpected event or piece of news that causes them harm or difficulty.
The company's sudden closure blindsided its employees, leaving hundreds without jobs.
公司突然關閉讓員工措手不及，數百人因此失業。
active: [event] blindsided [person]
Lakshmi was blindsided when her manager cancelled the project she had spent all year developing.
Lakshmi 花了整整一年開發的專案遭主管取消，讓她完全措手不及。
passive: be blindsided by [event]
Investors were blindsided when the central bank raised interest rates without warning.
央行在毫無預警的情況下升息，投資人全都措手不及。
Haruto felt blindsided by the email telling him his application had been turned down.
Haruto 收到通知說他的申請被拒絕，讓他措手不及。
The news of her father's illness blindsided Olivia during her final exams.
父親生病的消息讓 Olivia 在期末考期間措手不及。
- shock
stronger and more general; shock can apply to good or bad news, while blindside is always negative
- catch off guard
less formal and can apply to any type of surprise, not just harmful ones
- astonish
implies great surprise but does not necessarily involve negative consequences
- expect
when you expect something, it cannot blindside you
文法句型
blindside + object
be blindsided + by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be blindsided by something) when describing how someone was caught off guard by bad news.
2. to strike or tackle a person from a direction they are not facing, so that they
偷襲
從視線死角攻擊
to strike or tackle a person from a direction they are not facing, so that they do not see the blow coming.
The defender blindsided the quarterback, forcing him to drop the ball.
防守球員從四分衛的視線死角衝過來，迫使他掉球。
sports context: blindsided in American football
An opposing player blindsided Ahmed with a tackle he never saw during the rugby final.
在橄欖球決賽中，一名對方球員從 Ahmed 看不見的方向擒抱了他。
sports context: blindsided with a tackle from unseen direction
Ingrid was blindsided by a rugby player who charged at her from the left.
Ingrid 被一名從左側衝過來的橄欖球員偷襲。
A masked man blindsided Andrés with a punch to the back of the head.
一名蒙面男子從 Andrés 的頭後方偷襲了他一拳。
Felix was blindsided by a tackle during the rugby final and fell hard.
Felix 在橄欖球決賽中被一次擒抱偷襲，重重摔倒在地。
文法句型
blindside + object
用法筆記
Common in sports commentary, especially American football and rugby, where a tackle from a player's blind side can cause injury.