| 单词 | safety play |
| 释义 | > as lemmassafety play safety play n. (a) Billiards, Snooker, and Pool the aspect of the game in which a player attempts not to score points but rather to leave the balls in such a position that his or her opponent will be unable to score with the next shot; cf. sense 6a; (b) Bridge a play that risks the loss of a trick in order to safeguard against losing the contract. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > actions or types of play raking1674 coup1744 Whitechapel play1755 bricole1775 trailing1775 star1839 cannoning1841 safety1844 spotting1849 billiard-sharping1865 stringing1873 safety play1896 potting1909 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics echo1862 signal1864 Vienna Coup1864 Peter1885 Bath coup1897 promotion1900 finesse1902 switch1921 false-carding1923 squeeze1926 squeeze play1926 suicide squeeze1931 pseudo-squeeze1932 throw-in1932 suit preference signal1934 underlead1934 psyching1938 ruff and discard1939 hold-up1945 upper cut1955 safety play1959 1866 N.-Y. Times 8 Sept. 8/5 Highest run, 45,..Safety play, 7. 1896 W. Broadfoot in W. Broadfoot et al. Billiards (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) ix. 283 (heading) Safety and baulk play. 1959 Listener 3 Sept. 370/1 The safety play, properly so called, is a play that risks the loss of a trick which can be spared to guard against the possible loss of a trick which cannot be spared. 1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 481/2 A safety play is the play of a suit in such a manner as to protect against an abnormal or bad break in that suit, thereby either eliminating or minimizing the danger of losing the contract. 1977 Cleethorpes News 6 May 29/4 Sid's superb safety play in this last frame..stood him in good stead. 2008 Mid Devon Gaz. (Nexis) 29 July 43 With only the pink and black left on the table..there was 15 minutes of safety play, with Bond missing numerous snookers by just millimetres. < as lemmas |
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