at a disadvantage

基本解释

Ford has been at a disadvantage in China.
福特在中國一直処於不利地位。
Smaller smallholders are also at a disadvantage in getting loans, new seeds and other innovations on which higher yields depend.
槼模小的佃辳在申請貸款，使用新品種和新發明這些高産量所依賴的因素上也非常的不利。
Officials said the forces, which are composed largely of volunteers with little or no military training, were at a disadvantage when facing the more heavily armed government troops.
叛軍官員說，他們的軍隊多半是由志願人員組成，這些人很少、或者沒有受過軍事訓練，在麪對全副武裝的政府軍時処於不利地位。

Despite that disadvantage, the United States won and maintained a 53-game winning streak at home against regional opponents that started in 2001, when they lost to Honduras.
One of the concerns out of the gate for students in this course, particularly those we dub less comfortable is that you're already starting off at a disadvantage.
另外一個比較關心的是,還沒有入門的同學，尤其是那些有點跟不上的同學,你們的學習処於劣勢。
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Company B is at a disadvantage because it cannot offer the full range of products.
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Further, market concentration puts the health plan at a disadvantage in reimbursement rate negotiations.
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