Definition of eight ball in English:

eight ball

noun

1mass noun A form of pool using two sets of seven coloured or patterned balls, together with one black ball and one white cue ball, the aim being to pocket all of one's own balls followed by the black, which is numbered eight.
Example sentencesExamples
- They finished a game of eight ball and began another.
- Often times, we hold back in the game of eight ball because we think we will end up with no finishing shot and our opponent will have a clear change to win the game.
- But winning at eight ball during lunch hour isn't his only passion.
- He took up snooker and eight ball pool, becoming good at both.
- In the game of eight ball you will be exposed to many pitfalls.
1. 1.1count noun The black ball, numbered eight, in the game of eight ball.
  八号球（此台球戏中的黑球，上面标有八号）
  Example sentencesExamples
  I've reversed banked many an eight ball to give my opponent a ‘hopeless’ feeling.
  The cue stick slipped between his fingers, the tip of it barely scratching the eight ball.
  He swallowed everything from live fish to an eight ball, and they all came back up.
  The cue ball causes the eight ball to roll into a pocket.
  ‘Thanks,’ Mitchell said simply, then failed at shooting the black eight ball into the corner pocket.
  Sure enough, everything not in a pocket was striped except for the black eight ball, which Violet was aiming at with a look of concentration on her face.
  The eight ball fell into the pocket, followed a second later by the cue ball.
2North American informal A portion of an illegal drug weighing an eighth of an ounce (3.54 g).
〈非正式〉重量为八分之一盎司（3.54克）的一份毒品
Example sentencesExamples
- The lab did not check to see how much of the eight ball was meth and how much was cutting agent.
- We had done shrooms, and other psychadelics, but we decided that between four of us we would buy an eight-ball and snort some lines.
- At the end we were doing an eight ball of heroin and an eight ball of coke a day.
- We're talking people who need a abacus to work out how many grams are in an eight ball.
- They are accused of selling an eight ball of coke to another cop.

Phrases

behind the eight ball

informal At a disadvantage.
〈非正式〉处于不利地位，处于劣势
don't let cash-flow crises put you behind the eight ball
Example sentencesExamples
- We certainly don't want to fall behind the eight ball on that.
- The pay rises are so small people are always behind the eight ball.
- In that respect, any free independent publication will be starting behind the eight ball, with no subsidies, let alone a historical tradition or audience.
- He was behind the eight ball in terms of fitness two months before the season even started.
- It is clear that students from poorer families start behind the eight ball and are not given enough extra assistance
- I know I am really behind the eight ball on this one.
- ‘After yesterday's performance we were really behind the eight ball,’ he said.
- They know that they are unproductive and are a bit behind the eight ball.
- We find ourselves, though, increasingly behind the eight ball when it comes to recruiting and paying for those faculty and staff because of that gap.
- This might put us behind the eight ball for the first couple of races or so, but in the long run it's going to be the right thing to do for our program.

Definition of eight ball in US English:

eight ball

nounˈāt ˌbôl

1A form of pool using two sets of seven colored or patterned balls, together with one black ball and one white cue ball, the aim being to pocket all of one's own balls followed by the black, which is numbered eight.
Example sentencesExamples
- He took up snooker and eight ball pool, becoming good at both.
- They finished a game of eight ball and began another.
- Often times, we hold back in the game of eight ball because we think we will end up with no finishing shot and our opponent will have a clear change to win the game.
- But winning at eight ball during lunch hour isn't his only passion.
- In the game of eight ball you will be exposed to many pitfalls.
1. 1.1 The black ball, numbered eight, in the game of eight ball pool.
  八号球（此台球戏中的黑球，上面标有八号）
  Example sentencesExamples
  I've reversed banked many an eight ball to give my opponent a ‘hopeless’ feeling.
  He swallowed everything from live fish to an eight ball, and they all came back up.
  The eight ball fell into the pocket, followed a second later by the cue ball.
  The cue stick slipped between his fingers, the tip of it barely scratching the eight ball.
  ‘Thanks,’ Mitchell said simply, then failed at shooting the black eight ball into the corner pocket.
  Sure enough, everything not in a pocket was striped except for the black eight ball, which Violet was aiming at with a look of concentration on her face.
  The cue ball causes the eight ball to roll into a pocket.
2eightballNorth American informal A portion of an illegal drug weighing an eighth of an ounce (3.54 g).
〈非正式〉重量为八分之一盎司（3.54克）的一份毒品
Example sentencesExamples
- We're talking people who need a abacus to work out how many grams are in an eight ball.
- We had done shrooms, and other psychadelics, but we decided that between four of us we would buy an eight-ball and snort some lines.
- The lab did not check to see how much of the eight ball was meth and how much was cutting agent.
- At the end we were doing an eight ball of heroin and an eight ball of coke a day.
- They are accused of selling an eight ball of coke to another cop.

Phrases

behind the eight ball

informal At a disadvantage.
〈非正式〉处于不利地位，处于劣势
don't let cash-flow crises put you behind the eight ball
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘After yesterday's performance we were really behind the eight ball,’ he said.
- This might put us behind the eight ball for the first couple of races or so, but in the long run it's going to be the right thing to do for our program.
- It is clear that students from poorer families start behind the eight ball and are not given enough extra assistance
- We find ourselves, though, increasingly behind the eight ball when it comes to recruiting and paying for those faculty and staff because of that gap.
- In that respect, any free independent publication will be starting behind the eight ball, with no subsidies, let alone a historical tradition or audience.
- We certainly don't want to fall behind the eight ball on that.
- They know that they are unproductive and are a bit behind the eight ball.
- The pay rises are so small people are always behind the eight ball.
- I know I am really behind the eight ball on this one.
- He was behind the eight ball in terms of fitness two months before the season even started.

词汇	eight ball
释义	Definition of eight ball in English: eight ball noun 1mass noun A form of pool using two sets of seven coloured or patterned balls, together with one black ball and one white cue ball, the aim being to pocket all of one's own balls followed by the black, which is numbered eight. Example sentencesExamples They finished a game of eight ball and began another. Often times, we hold back in the game of eight ball because we think we will end up with no finishing shot and our opponent will have a clear change to win the game. But winning at eight ball during lunch hour isn't his only passion. He took up snooker and eight ball pool, becoming good at both. In the game of eight ball you will be exposed to many pitfalls. 1.1count noun The black ball, numbered eight, in the game of eight ball. 八号球（此台球戏中的黑球，上面标有八号） Example sentencesExamples I've reversed banked many an eight ball to give my opponent a ‘hopeless’ feeling. The cue stick slipped between his fingers, the tip of it barely scratching the eight ball. He swallowed everything from live fish to an eight ball, and they all came back up. The cue ball causes the eight ball to roll into a pocket. ‘Thanks,’ Mitchell said simply, then failed at shooting the black eight ball into the corner pocket. Sure enough, everything not in a pocket was striped except for the black eight ball, which Violet was aiming at with a look of concentration on her face. The eight ball fell into the pocket, followed a second later by the cue ball. 2North American informal A portion of an illegal drug weighing an eighth of an ounce (3.54 g). 〈非正式〉重量为八分之一盎司（3.54克）的一份毒品 Example sentencesExamples The lab did not check to see how much of the eight ball was meth and how much was cutting agent. We had done shrooms, and other psychadelics, but we decided that between four of us we would buy an eight-ball and snort some lines. At the end we were doing an eight ball of heroin and an eight ball of coke a day. We're talking people who need a abacus to work out how many grams are in an eight ball. They are accused of selling an eight ball of coke to another cop. Phrases behind the eight ball informal At a disadvantage. 〈非正式〉处于不利地位，处于劣势 don't let cash-flow crises put you behind the eight ball Example sentencesExamples We certainly don't want to fall behind the eight ball on that. The pay rises are so small people are always behind the eight ball. In that respect, any free independent publication will be starting behind the eight ball, with no subsidies, let alone a historical tradition or audience. He was behind the eight ball in terms of fitness two months before the season even started. It is clear that students from poorer families start behind the eight ball and are not given enough extra assistance I know I am really behind the eight ball on this one. ‘After yesterday's performance we were really behind the eight ball,’ he said. They know that they are unproductive and are a bit behind the eight ball. We find ourselves, though, increasingly behind the eight ball when it comes to recruiting and paying for those faculty and staff because of that gap. This might put us behind the eight ball for the first couple of races or so, but in the long run it's going to be the right thing to do for our program. noun.1 phr. Definition of eight ball in US English: eight ball nounˈāt ˌbôl 1A form of pool using two sets of seven colored or patterned balls, together with one black ball and one white cue ball, the aim being to pocket all of one's own balls followed by the black, which is numbered eight. Example sentencesExamples He took up snooker and eight ball pool, becoming good at both. They finished a game of eight ball and began another. Often times, we hold back in the game of eight ball because we think we will end up with no finishing shot and our opponent will have a clear change to win the game. But winning at eight ball during lunch hour isn't his only passion. In the game of eight ball you will be exposed to many pitfalls. 1.1 The black ball, numbered eight, in the game of eight ball pool. 八号球（此台球戏中的黑球，上面标有八号） Example sentencesExamples I've reversed banked many an eight ball to give my opponent a ‘hopeless’ feeling. He swallowed everything from live fish to an eight ball, and they all came back up. The eight ball fell into the pocket, followed a second later by the cue ball. The cue stick slipped between his fingers, the tip of it barely scratching the eight ball. ‘Thanks,’ Mitchell said simply, then failed at shooting the black eight ball into the corner pocket. Sure enough, everything not in a pocket was striped except for the black eight ball, which Violet was aiming at with a look of concentration on her face. The cue ball causes the eight ball to roll into a pocket. 2eightballNorth American informal A portion of an illegal drug weighing an eighth of an ounce (3.54 g). 〈非正式〉重量为八分之一盎司（3.54克）的一份毒品 Example sentencesExamples We're talking people who need a abacus to work out how many grams are in an eight ball. We had done shrooms, and other psychadelics, but we decided that between four of us we would buy an eight-ball and snort some lines. The lab did not check to see how much of the eight ball was meth and how much was cutting agent. At the end we were doing an eight ball of heroin and an eight ball of coke a day. They are accused of selling an eight ball of coke to another cop. Phrases behind the eight ball informal At a disadvantage. 〈非正式〉处于不利地位，处于劣势 don't let cash-flow crises put you behind the eight ball Example sentencesExamples ‘After yesterday's performance we were really behind the eight ball,’ he said. This might put us behind the eight ball for the first couple of races or so, but in the long run it's going to be the right thing to do for our program. It is clear that students from poorer families start behind the eight ball and are not given enough extra assistance We find ourselves, though, increasingly behind the eight ball when it comes to recruiting and paying for those faculty and staff because of that gap. In that respect, any free independent publication will be starting behind the eight ball, with no subsidies, let alone a historical tradition or audience. We certainly don't want to fall behind the eight ball on that. They know that they are unproductive and are a bit behind the eight ball. The pay rises are so small people are always behind the eight ball. I know I am really behind the eight ball on this one. He was behind the eight ball in terms of fitness two months before the season even started. noun.1 phr.
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