snooker
noun
verb
ˈsnuːkə
noun
1
a
game
played
especially
in
Britain
on
a
special
table
covered
in
green
cloth,
in
which
two
people
use
long
sticks
to
hit
coloured
balls
into
holes
at
the
sides
and
corners
of
the
table
彩色桌球，落袋台球;
snooker
table/room/hall
They
meet
up
every
Friday
to
play
snooker
.
他们每周五碰头打落袋台球。
verb
2
to
make
it
impossible
for
someone
to
do
what
they
want
to
do
[英，非正式] 使落空
If
the
council
refuses
our
planning
application,
we’re
snookered.
如果政务委员会不批准我们的规划申请，我们就完了。