[英语成语] BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. — 掌握英语表达：描述处于劣势的情境

处于不利位置

“Behind the eight ball”来自台球用语，描述球被困在“八号球”后面的困难局面，转喻为在生活或工作中处于不利或被动的状态。

示例句子

1. He's really behind the eight ball after losing his job.

   失业后他真的陷入了困境。

2. Starting late put her behind the eight ball.

   开始晚了使她处于劣势。

3. With all these delays, we're now seriously behind the eight ball on this project.

   由于这些延误，我们现在在这个项目上严重落后。