处于劣势

The invading force, conscious of their numerical inferiority at sea, decided on an airborne attack.

略军考虑到自己的海上兵力处于劣势，决定采取空降袭击。

Everybody in the play is stupid, both the overdogs and underdogs.

戏中的每个人都很愚蠢, 不管占上风还是处于劣势。