| 词汇 | snooker |
| 释义 | snooker noun uk /ˈsnuː.kər/ us /ˈsnuː.kɚ/ [ U ] a game played, especially in the UK, by two people in which cues (= long, thin poles) and a cue ball are used to hit 15 red balls and six balls of different colours into six holes around a table covered in soft cloth in a fixed order斯诺克台球 Compare poolnoun(GAME) cougarsan/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages [ C ] in the game of snooker or pool, a position from which a player cannot make a direct legal shot at any ball: Stevens conceded after failing to escape from a series of snookers. need snookers (in the game of snooker) to need to put your opponent in a position from which they cannot make a direct hit at any ball, in order to have a chance of winning a frame(= part of a match): He potted a long yellow ball to leave Davis needing snookers. UK (of a player or sports team) to be in a situation in which it is almost impossible for them to win: United were left needing snookers. Without him England would still need snookers to save the first Test. Snooker, pool & billiards baize bank bank shot billiard billiard ball billiards break (something) off carom cue cue ball cushion frame miscue pool pot re-rack shoot snooker ball triangle You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sports & games generally snooker verb[ T ] uk /ˈsnuː.kər/ us /ˈsnuː.kɚ/ snookerverb[T] (BALL GAME)in the game of snooker, to hit the balls into a position from which your opponent cannot make a direct legal shot at any ball : O'Sullivan was snookered in the 13th frame. Snooker, pool & billiards baize bank bank shot billiard billiard ball billiards break (something) off carom cue cue ball cushion frame miscue pool pot re-rack shoot snooker ball triangle snookerverb[T] (CAUSE PROBLEM)UKinformal to prevent someone from finishing an intended plan of action: 阻挠；使落空 We had intended to go driving around Scotland, but unless I can get my licence we're snookered.我们原打算开车周游苏格兰，但计划可能会落空，除非我能拿到驾照。 He accused Washington of snookering developments that could have helped his brother. USinformal to deceive or trick someone: 欺骗 snooker someone into doing somethingCritics say it is the administration's way of snookering students into paying for more fast-food restaurants. Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably flameproof frustration guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom preclude preclusion preclusive prejudice prevent scuttle smother stifle suffocate You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cheating & tricking Examples of snookersnooker An investigation into the use of the particle well: commentaries on a game of snooker. Who would have thought, even a year and a half ago, that snooker would be big business! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other research indicates that in 1988 tobacco sponsored televised snooker contained 21 references per hour to the name of the sponsor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Girls, who tended not to be interested in pool or snooker, suddenly listed it as one of their main hobbies after the age of 15. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have no more in common with religion than they have with snooker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other 140 have nothing to do but play snooker, in spite of the well-intentioned efforts of the governor and staff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They seem to think that sponsorship which may work for snooker or football can apply to many other areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I look forward to her playing snooker in the very near future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By far the largest is snooker, which occupies about 176 hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The dried teazle head brings up the nap on high quality cloth, the demand for which is growing because of the current snooker boom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They invented a screen system and the pictures of snooker are taken from behind the screen, so the game is not affected in any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even a ping-pong room or a snooker hall came under the heading of tracks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their only sport may be darts or snooker, which is more evidence that we have an unphysical outlook towards recreation and sport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would probably not be so keen on an applicant who wanted to broadcast a lot of snooker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been an enormous increase among snooker fans, and there must be a considerable chance of there being more snooker clubs and tables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of snooker These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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