| 释义 |
snooker/ˈsnu:kə/ n. & v.●n. 1 a game played with cues on a rectangular baize-covered table in which the players use a cue ball (white) to pocket the other balls (15 red and 6 coloured) in a set order 彩色桌球，落袋台球(长方形台盘上有 15 只红球和 6 只彩色球，玩者用球杆将球击入袋中，以得分多少确定胜负) 2 a position in this game in which a direct shot at a permitted ball is impossible 陷入困境(指处于无法直接击球的位置) ●v. tr. 1 (also 亦作 refl.) subject (oneself or another player) to a snooker 使(自己或其他玩家)陷入困境 2 (esp. as 尤作 snookered adj.) colloq. defeat; thwart [口]打败；挫败 [19th c.: origin unknown] |