英语词汇“behind the eight ball”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

behind the eight ball

释义

eight /āt/

noun

The cardinal number next above seven
A symbol representing that number (8, viii, etc)
A set of eight things or people (syllables, leaves, rowers, etc)
An eight-oar boat
(in pl) a race for eight-oar boats
A score of eight points, strokes, tricks, etc
An article of a size denoted by 8
A playing card with eight pips
An eight-cylinder engine or car
The eighth hour after midnight or midday
The age of eight years

adjective

Of the number eight
Eight years old

ORIGIN: OE (Anglian) æhta (WSax eahta); Ger acht, L octō, Gr oktō

eightˈfold adjective and adverb

In eight divisions
Eight times as much

adverb

By eight times as much

eighth /ātth/ adjective

Last of eight
Next after the seventh
Equal to one of eight equal parts

noun

An eighth part
A person or thing in eighth position
An octave (music)
An eighth of an ounce (drug sl)

eighthly /ātthˈli/ adverb

In the eighth place

eightˈsome noun

A group of eight
Eight together
A Scottish reel for eight dancers (also eightsome reel)

eightˈvo noun (pl eightˈvos) and adjective same as octavo

eightˈ-day adjective

Lasting or running for eight days

eightˈfoil noun (heraldry)

An eight-leaved flower

eightˈ-foot adjective

Eight feet in measure (also adverb)
Having the pitch of an open organ-pipe eight feet long, or having that pitch for the lowest note (music)

eighth note noun (music; chiefly N American)

A quaver

eightˈ-hour adjective

Consisting of eight hours or eight working hours

eightˈ-oar adjective

Manned by eight rowers

noun

An eight-oar boat

eightˈpence noun

The value of eight pennies

eightˈpenny adjective

Costing eightpence

eightˈscore noun and adjective

Eight times twenty

eightsˈman noun

One of a crew or team of eight

eightˈ-square adjective

Regularly octagonal

an eight days

A week

behind the eight ball (informal)

In a difficult situation (from the black ball in the game of pool, marked with the number eight, which must not be potted until the end of the game)

figure of eight

A figure shaped like an 8 made in skating, etc

one over the eight (informal)

One (alcoholic) drink too many

piece of eight

An old Spanish coin worth eight reals

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