詞彙 "behind the eight ball" 在中文的含義

"behind the eight ball" 在英語中是什麼意思?與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

behind the eight ball

US /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə eɪt bɔl/
UK /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə eɪt bɔl/
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成語

陷入困境, 處於不利地位

in a difficult or disadvantageous situation

範例:
After missing the deadline, we were really behind the eight ball.
錯過了截止日期後,我們真的陷入困境了。
Starting the project without enough funding put them behind the eight ball from the beginning.
在沒有足夠資金的情況下啟動項目,從一開始就讓他們陷入困境