behind the eight ball
US /bɪˈhaɪnd ði eɪt bɔl/
・UK /bɪˈhaɪnd ði eɪt bɔ:l/
B2 中高級
idm.處於不利境地
He was behind the eight ball after missing the deadline.
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別再猶豫了！你該辭職的3大警訊，是時候換跑道了！ (Signs You Should Quit Your Job - 3 Signs it's Time to Move On)
- In other words, it doesn't come easily to you and you feel as though you're constantly behind the eight ball.
換句話說，這對你來說並不容易，你會覺得自己總是落後於他人。
- and you feel as though you're constantly behind the eight ball.
我看不清大局，我也會問問題，但我總覺得有點迷茫，這時我才知道這不是我的專業領域，也不是我感興趣的東西，這也是我無法真正做好這份工作的部分原因。
與地球最古老文化共存 (原住民澳洲人)！ (Living with the Oldest Culture on Earth (Indigenous Australians))
- If you're not trying at all, you're sort of behind the eight ball.
如果你根本沒在嘗試，你就落後很多了。
- If you're not trying at all, you're sort of behind the eight ball.
如果你根本沒在嘗試，你就落後很多了。
從焦慮到自信！我的職涯轉變全紀錄｜與 Irina Posan 的深度對談 (How I Went From Anxious to Confident in My Career | My Interview with Irina Posan)
- We're not running behind the eight ball constantly.
我們不會一直處於劣勢。
- But now we can incorporate more of those priorities that we have for ourselves, which is to ensure that we feel at peace, we feel at ease, that we're not chasing something, we're not running behind the eight ball constantly, we're not highly stressed and anxious.
我們不會壓力很大、很焦慮。
