"have the cards stacked against one" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
处于环境极为不利的境地，成功的可能性很低，就像比赛不公平地让你失败一样。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这是非正式用语，多指情况极不利或不公平，常用被动方式：'the cards are stacked against...'。不用来说小问题，通常是很难扭转的不利局面。
Examples
It feels like I have the cards stacked against me in this competition.
在这场比赛中，我觉得**形势对我很不利**。
Sometimes, people have the cards stacked against them no matter how hard they try.
有时候，不管人们多努力，**形势都对他们不利**。
If you don't have enough money or support, you often have the cards stacked against you.
如果你没有足够的钱或支持，通常**形势对你不利**。
No matter what I do, it feels like I always have the cards stacked against me at work.
无论我怎么做，在工作中我总觉得**形势一直对我不利**。
Growing up in poverty, she really had the cards stacked against her but still succeeded.
她在贫困中长大，真的**形势极为不利**，但她还是成功了。
With all those injuries, the team had the cards stacked against them this season.
有那么多伤病，这个赛季球队**形势非常不利**。