a cannon in billiards or pool (台球的)双球连击 ■(亦作 carom billiards)[mass noun]a game resembling billiards, played on a table without pockets and depending on cannons for scoring 康乐球游戏(类似台球,在无球袋的桌上靠双球连击得分的游戏)
verb
[no obj.]make a carom; strike and rebound 打双球连击;撞击而弹回
语源
late 18th cent.: abbreviation of carambole, from Spanish carambola, apparently from bola 'ball'