behind the eight ball
基本解释
- 处于困境中
英汉例句
- Folks, we"re behind the eight-ball in meeting our sales target. Let"s speed things up.
兄弟们，我们都快完不成销售目标了。我们得抓紧啊。
blog.sina.com.cn - Will is behind the eight ball in the all-round athletic game because he hurt his feet in the high jump.
威尔在全能体育竞赛中的处境不佳，因为他在跳高时伤到了脚。 - You can work out, you can do all the shots and skill work, and you're still behind the eight-ball because there's no playing.
您还可以解决所有投篮和技巧工作， 并且您还是在八球之后因为没有演奏。 - Clearly, Blankfein meant to portray himself as committed to searching for a fair bipartisan solution, warning that the US will be behind the eight-ball if our creditors stop buying 10 year treasuries at a yield of 1.71%.
FORBES: Lloyd Blankfein As Public Statesman - Year-to-date, however, FXI is still behind the eight ball, underperforming the MSCI EM by 3 percentage points.
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