"have the deck stacked against one" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 形勢對某人不利

Definition

形勢不公平，對你極為不利，使得成功變得很困難或幾乎不可能，就像一開始一切都對你不利一樣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個慣用語，帶有非正式口語色彩。強調不公平的劣勢，通常不是自己能控制的。常用於職場或個人語境。不要誤解為“有人作弊”，它描述的是環境，不是特定行為。

Examples

She has the deck stacked against her in this competition.

她在這場比賽中**形勢對她不利**。

When you start late, you have the deck stacked against you.

當你遲到開始時，你就**形勢對你不利**。

Poor students often have the deck stacked against them.

貧困學生往往**形勢對他們不利**。

I knew I had the deck stacked against me, but I still gave it my all.

我知道**形勢對我不利**，但我還是盡全力了。

It feels like minorities have the deck stacked against them in the job market.

在就業市場，少數族裔似乎**形勢對他們不利**。

Even with all our planning, sometimes you just have the deck stacked against you and there's nothing you can do.

即使我們做好了所有計劃，有時候你就是**形勢對你不利**，什麼也做不了。