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单词 carom
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
car•om /ˈkærəm/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. Gamesa shot (in billiards, etc.) that hits and rebounds off something:The carom went in the side pocket.

v. [no object* often: ~ + off + object]
  1. Gamesto hit and rebound (off something):The ball caromed off the wall.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
car•om  (karəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Games[Billiards, Pool.]a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
  2. Gamesany strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off.

v.i. 
  1. Gamesto make a carom.
  2. Gamesto strike and rebound.
Also, carrom. 
  • Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; see carambola
  • French
  • by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball) 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carom /ˈkærəm/ n
  1. US Canadian a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another

  2. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon
Etymology: 18th Century: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball), from Spanish carambola
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