miscue
noun[C]
uk/mɪˈskjuː/us/mɪˈskjuː/insnookerandbilliards, anoccasionwhen aplayerdoes nothittheballcorrectlywith thecue(= thelongstickused forhittingballsinto theholes):
A miscueoccurswhen thecuetipslidesoff thecueballpossiblyduetoinsufficientchalkon thetip.
Hisgamecontainedmore miscues thanballsthathitthe back of thepocket.
anoccasionwhen asportsplayermakes amistakewhenhitting,kicking, orcatchingtheball:
（击球、踢球、接球）失误Steven Gerrard's miscue wasuglyand theballskewedoff-target.史蒂芬·杰拉德的失误很难看，球偏离了目标。
Thecricketerhad nothrowingerrorsand only fivefieldingmiscues.这名板球运动员没有投掷错误，只有5次外场接球失误。
amistake:
失误Thepresidentwasbetterknownfor hisverbalmiscues than his policymaking.总统的口误比他的政绩更闻名。
Aseriesofproceduralmiscues called intoquestionthelegalityof thetelephonemeetings.一系列程序错误使这些电话会议的合法性受到质疑。
Snooker, pool & billiards
- baize
- billiard
- billiard ball
- break
- break(something)off
- cannon
- carom
- cue
- cushion
- frame
- pool
- pot
- rack
- re-rack
- re-spot
- snooker
- snooker ball
- triangle
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miscue
verb[IorT]
uk/mɪˈskjuː/us/mɪˈskjuː/insnookerandbilliards, to nothittheballcorrectlywith thecue(= thelongstickused forhittingballsinto theholes):
Wilson miscued andsplithiscuetip,requiringa 15-minutebreaktocarryout therepair.
He miscued theshotand theredmissedby about sixinches.
to make amistakewhenhitting,kicking, orcatchingtheballinsport:
（击球、踢球、接球）发生失误Ronaldo miscued onefreekickbut,pottedhis next one between thepostsfrom 30yards.罗纳尔多错失了一个任意球，但下一个任意球他却在30码处射入了球门。
Heattemptedanoverheadkickbut miscuedhorribly.他想踢一个倒钩球，但偏得厉害。
Snooker, pool & billiards
- baize
- billiard
- billiard ball
- break
- break(something)off
- cannon
- carom
- cue
- cushion
- frame
- pool
- pot
- rack
- re-rack
- re-spot
- snooker
- snooker ball
- triangle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
General terms used in ball sports