猝不及防的意思：

　　形容事情來得突然，來不及防備。

　　英文解釋

　　be caught off guard;be caught unprepared;be taken by surprise;be put off one's guard ;

　　【解釋】：猝：突然，出其不意。形容事情來得突然，來不及防備。

　　【出處】：清·紀昀《閱微草堂筆記·姑妄聽之一》：“既不炳燭，又不揚聲，猝不及防，突然相遇，是先生犯鬼，非鬼犯先生。”

　　【用法】：偏正式;作謂語、定語、狀語。

　　【注意點】：“及”不要請寫成“急”。

　　【近義詞】：措手不及、驚惶失措、手足無措等。

　　【反義詞】：防患未然、未雨綢繆等。

　　中英例句

　　分析人士指出，對金正日去世一事猝不及防的不僅僅是韓國。

　　Analysts noted that it wasn't just south korea that was blindsided.

　　美國國債價格大幅反彈，推動利率跌至年內(nèi)最低水平，這令很多投資者猝不及防，也暗示了市場對經(jīng)濟持續(xù)疲軟的擔(dān)心仍然存在。

讓人猝不及防的擊劍比賽

　　Treasurys have staged an outsize rally, driving interest rates to the lowest point of the year, catching many investors offguard and suggesting fear of continued economic weakness remains.

　　丑聞已經(jīng)使該公司股價跌去70%，讓日本生命保險(nippon life)和東南資產(chǎn)管理(southeastern asset management)等主要機構(gòu)投資者猝不及防。

　　The scandal has knocked 70% off the company's share price and caught off-guard major institutional funds such as nippon life and southeastern asset management.