snooker
noun
uk/ˈsnuː.kər/us/ˈsnuː.kɚ/[U]
agameplayed,especiallyin the UK, by twopeoplein whichcues(=long,thinpoles)and acueballare used tohit15redballsand sixballsof differentcoloursinto sixholesaround atablecoveredinsoftclothin afixedorder
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[C]
in thegameof snooker orpool, apositionfrom which aplayercannot make adirectlegalshotat anyball:
Stevensconcededafterfailingtoescapefrom aseriesof snookers.
need snookers
(in thegameof snooker) to need to putyouropponentin apositionfrom which they cannot make adirecthitat anyball, inorderto have achanceofwinningaframe(=partof amatch):
HepottedalongyellowballtoleaveDavisneedingsnookers.
UK
(of aplayerorsportsteam) to be in asituationin which it isalmostimpossiblefor them towin:
Unitedwereleftneedingsnookers.
Without himEnglandwould still need snookers tosavethe first Test.
Snooker, pool & billiards
- billiard
- billiard ball
- billiards
- break
- break(something)off
- cannon
- carom
- cue
- cushion
- frame
- miscue
- pool
- pot
- rack
- re-rack
- re-spot
- snooker ball
- triangle
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snooker
verb[T]
uk/ˈsnuː.kər/us/ˈsnuː.kɚ/snookerverb[T](BALL GAME)
in thegameofsnooker, tohittheballsinto apositionfrom whichyouropponentcannot make adirectlegalshotat anyball:
O'Sullivan was snookered in the 13thframe.
Snooker, pool & billiards
- billiard
- billiard ball
- billiards
- break
- break(something)off
- cannon
- carom
- cue
- cushion
- frame
- miscue
- pool
- pot
- rack
- re-rack
- re-spot
- snooker ball
- triangle
snookerverb[T](CAUSE PROBLEM)
UKinformal
topreventsomeone fromfinishinganintendedplanofaction:
阻挠；使落空We hadintendedto godrivingaroundScotland, butunlessI can get mylicencewe'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。
HeaccusedWashington of snookeringdevelopmentsthat could havehelpedhisbrother.
USinformal
todeceiveortricksomeone:
欺骗Critics say it is the administration's way of snookeringstudentsintopayingfor more fast-foodrestaurants.
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hamper
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- prejudice
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- scuttle
- smother
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