in compromising positions的中文意思?

in compromising positions的中文意思?
compromise n&v.妥协,折中
问题所在的句子：In many of these types of advertisments there are women in compromising positions.（perfume ads）
参考句子：At a university,there's a lot more potential than there was at Eton for William to be exposed in a compromising position;girlfriends,parties,even his grades could all be tabloid fodder对于威廉来说,在大学,他会有比在伊顿时更多的事情被公之于众：女朋友、晚会,甚至他的分数都会成为小报的素材.
即使有后面这句话,仍不能理解in compromising positions的意思,求教.