单词 | snooker |
释义 | snooker 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.   2. a position in this game in which a direct shot at a permitted ball is impossible. --vtr.   1. (also refl.) subject (oneself or another player) to a snooker.   2. (esp. as snookered adj.) sl. defeat; thwart. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. |
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