Behind the eight ball.
/bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈeɪt bɔl/
Behind the eight ball.
/bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈeɪt bɔl/
“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。
He's really behind the eight ball after losing his job.
失业后他真的陷入了困境。
Starting late put her behind the eight ball.
开始晚了使她处于劣势。
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。