flat-footed
adj
1 having feet without normal raised arches 有扁平足的.
2 (infml 口) clumsy or awkward 笨手笨脚的
His speed and skill makes other players look flat-footed. 他速度快、 技术好, 使其他运动员相形见绌.
but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.