| 单词 | eightball |
| 释义 | eightball in British English (ˈeɪtˌbɔːl) noun US and Canadian 1. (in pool) the black ball, marked with the number eight 2. behind the eight ball eightball in American English (ˈeitˌbɔl) noun 1. Pool a. a black ball bearing the number eight b. a game in which one player or side must pocket all of either the solid-color balls or the striped ones before being permitted to attempt the pocketing of the eightball, which wins 2. slang an inept person 3. See behind the eightball Word origin [1930–35, Amer.; eight + ball1]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, boondoggle, logical positivism, saddle stitch, videoExamples of 'eightball' in a sentence |
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