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.
私たちは夕食の後、スヌーカーを楽しんだ。
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.
彼は困難なスヌーカーの状況にあり、赤いボールを打つ明確な方法がありませんでした。
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.
彼は相手を苦境に追い込み、彼らに良い選択肢を残さなかった。
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.
私は週末に立てていたどんな計画も、今は完全に台無しになっていた。
To deceive or trick someone.
I was snookered by the salesman into buying an expensive item I didn't need.
私はセールスマンに騙され、必要ない高価なアイテムを買ってしまった。