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Chinese dictionary
slbeyond one's range of expectation; take somebody by surprise
出其不意地对某人下手
catch somebody with his pants down
我们出其不意袭击了敌人。
We caught the enemy unawares with our attack.
警方出其不意地逮捕了入室窃贼。
The police took the burglars by surprise.
出其不意在任何进攻中都很重要。
An element of surprise is important to any attack.
他出其不意地袭击了他们,因此他们乖乖投降了。
He surprised them, so they gave up quietly.
美国人见识过出其不意的突袭。
Americans have known surprise attacks.
Word usage
- Note1."出其不意" is used to describe military or other behaviors; 2. "出其不意" is often used with the unprepared ones; 3."其" cannot be written as "奇".