不足 1.(不充足) not enough; insufficient; deficiency; shortage; insufficiency; inadequate 光线不足 insufficient light; 能源不足 inadequate energy sources; 给养不足 be short of supplies; 人手不足 be shorthanded; be understaffed; 估计不足 underestimate; 不足以引起人们的注意 not enough to attract people's attention; 信心不足 lack confidence; 资源不足 inadequate resources2.(不满某个数目) less than 不足一年 in less than a year3.(不值得) not worth; be beneath; not deserve 不足称道 not worth commending4.(不能) can't; should not 不足为凭 can't be taken as evidence; 不足为据 can't prove the point; not to prove the point; 不足部分 insufficient section; 不足额 wantage; 不足法定人数 insufficient quorum; 不足功率 deficit power; 不足生长 hypotrophy; 不足转向 understeering
措手不及 (事情来得太快, 出乎意外, 来不及应付) be taken by surprise; be caught unawares [unprepared]; be too late to do anything about it; be too surprised to defend oneself; could make no adequate defense; could not think in time of a way to defend oneself; have no time to put in one's hands; spring a surprise on sb.; throw sb. off his guard 我们打了它个措手不及, 一枪没放就把他们收拾掉了。 our enemies were caught unprepared and we disposed of them without firing a single shot