blindside
verb [ T ] US uk/ˈblaɪnd.saɪd/ us/ˈblaɪnd.saɪd/
偷袭；出其不意地打击
to surprise someone, usually with harmful results
The recession blindsided a lot of lawyers who had previously taken for granted their comfortable income. 经济衰退出其不意地打击了那些先前想当然地认为自己应获得丰厚收入的律师们。