A game played on a table with green cloth, where players use a stick to hit balls into pockets at the table's edge.
We enjoyed playing snooker after dinner.
我们喜欢晚饭后打斯诺克。
A situation in snooker where it's very hard for the opponent to make a legal shot.
He was in a difficult snooker, with no clear way to hit the red ball.
他陷入了一个困难的斯诺克局面,没有明显的击打红球的方法。
To put an opponent in a difficult position in snooker where they can't make a legal shot.
He managed to snooker his opponent, leaving them with no good options.
他设法让对手陷入困境,使他们没有好的选择。
To prevent someone from doing something, especially something they want to do.
Any plans I'd had for the weekend were by now well and truly snookered.
我原本为周末制定的任何计划现在都彻底泡汤了。
To deceive or trick someone.
I was snookered by the salesman into buying an expensive item I didn't need.
我被那个推销员骗了,买了一个我不需要的昂贵物品。