英语单词“behind the eight ball”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
behind the eight ball
释义
behind the eight ball
idiom(alsobehind the 8 ball)in adifficultsituationor in aworsesituationthan otherpeople:If you don't get theinvestigationgoingrightaway, you put yourself behind the eightball.Manyfamiliesin thiscountryare still behind the eightballand do notenjoythe samestandardoflivingthat otherpeopleenjoy.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDifficult situations and unpleasant experiences- a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
- a rough rideidiom
- abyss
- adversity
- atyourworstidiom
- Augean
- bad hair day
- emergence
- epidemic
- genie
- hardness
- have a bumpy rideidiom
- havesomeoneover a barrelidiom
- rabbit hole
- reversal
- rigour
- rollercoaster
- the Augean Stablesidiom
- the hard wayidiom
- vortex
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