| 单词 | eightball |
| 释义 | eightball /ayt"bawl'/, n. 1. Pool. a. a black ball bearing the number eight. b. a game in which one player or side must pocket all of either the solid-color balls or the striped ones before being permitted to attempt the pocketing of the eightball, which wins. 2. Slang. an inept person. 3. behind the eightball, Informal. in a difficult, disadvantageous, or uncomfortable situation: He hasn't studied all term, and now he's behind the eightball. [1930-35, Amer.; EIGHT + BALL1] |
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