at a disadvantage

基本解释

Ford has been at a disadvantage in China.
福特在中国一直处于不利地位。
Smaller smallholders are also at a disadvantage in getting loans, new seeds and other innovations on which higher yields depend.
规模小的佃农在申请贷款，使用新品种和新发明这些高产量所依赖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.
叛军官员说，他们的军队多半是由志愿人员组成，这些人很少、或者没有受过军事训练，在面对全副武装的政府军时处于不利地位。

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.
另外一个比较关心的是,还没有入门的同学，尤其是那些有点跟不上的同学,你们的学习处于劣势。
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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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