处于不利地位 be at a disadvantage; be on a sticky wicket; to one's advantage; upon the hip 使某人处不利地位 put sb at a disadvantage ..
双语例句
1
But why did you stop for a moment and glance at my face through your veil while you walked by the riverside path with the full pitcher upon your hip?
但是你为什么站了一会，从面纱中瞥视我的脸，当你腰间搂着灌满的水瓶在河边路上行走的时候？
2
His left leg was cut off close by thehip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird.