| 释义 |
snooker /snooˈkər/ noun- A variety of the game of pool, played with 15 red balls, 1 white cue ball and 6 balls of other colours, the object being to pocket the non-white balls in a certain order and gain more points in so doing than one's opponent
- A situation in snooker where the path between the cue ball and the ball to be played is blocked, forcing an indirect shot to be played
transitive verb- To render a direct stroke impossible for
- To thwart (a person or plan) by placing an obstacle in the way (figurative)
ORIGIN: Popularly believed to be a coinage, at the game's inception in India in 1875, from old military slang snooker a raw cadet, perh from snook3 |