eight-ball
eight-ball — 名詞
1. the black ball numbered 8 that is used in the game of pool; players must sink al
8號球
撞球中黑色的8號球，最後才能打進袋
the black ball numbered 8 that is used in the game of pool; players must sink all of their own group of balls before aiming at the eight-ball, and pocketing it too early makes you lose the game.
Tomás carefully aimed his cue at the eight-ball, hoping to sink it in the corner pocket.
Tomás 小心瞄準八號球，希望能把它打進角落的球袋。
collocation: sink the eight-ball
The eight-ball is the last ball players must pocket in a standard game of pool.
在一場標準的撞球比賽中，8號球是選手最後才能打進袋的球。
pocket the eight-ball as final object
Park's opponent accidentally knocked the eight-ball into a side pocket too early and lost the match.
Park 的對手不小心把8號球提前打進側袋，因而輸掉了比賽。
Lena watched the eight-ball roll slowly across the green felt before dropping into the corner pocket.
Lena 看著8號球緩緩滾過綠色絨布，最後掉進角落的球袋。
In eight-ball pool, you call which pocket you intend to sink the eight-ball into.
在八號球撞球規則中，你必須指定要將8號球打進哪一個球袋。
- black ball
informal reference; pool players usually say 'eight-ball'
文法句型
the eight-ball
an eight-ball
常見錯誤
2. a person who does not fit in socially with others around them — for example, som
怪咖
不合群或不融入社會的人
a person who does not fit in socially with others around them — for example, someone who is always left out by coworkers or classmates.
In high school, Diego felt like an eight-ball who never quite fit in with any group.
高中時，Diego 覺得自己是個永遠無法融入任何團體的怪咖。
pattern: feel like an eight-ball
The film tells the story of a lonely eight-ball who finally finds friends at a community art centre.
這部電影講述一個孤獨的怪咖終於在社區藝術中心找到朋友的故事。
Some of the other programmers called him the office eight-ball because he always ate lunch alone.
其他程式設計師都叫他辦公室怪咖，因為他總是一個人吃午餐。
Aiko described herself as an eight-ball, different from her classmates but comfortable being on her own.
Aiko 形容自己是個怪咖，和同學不一樣，但她很享受獨處。
- misfit
more common and neutral; eight-ball is more informal and specifically American
- outcast
stronger negative connotation of being actively rejected by others
- odd one out
describes a situation rather than a fixed personal trait
- insider
someone who is accepted and included in a group
文法句型
an eight-ball
feel like an eight-ball
用法筆記
Describes a person who does not fit into a social group. Can be neutral or mildly sympathetic, but is rarely used as a direct insult — more often used in self-description or third-person narration.
常見錯誤
3. an eighth of an ounce (about 3.5 grams) of an illegal powdered drug, most common
八分之一
毒品（如古柯鹼）的八分之一盎司
an eighth of an ounce (about 3.5 grams) of an illegal powdered drug, most commonly cocaine; used in street-level drug dealing.
The police found an eight-ball of cocaine hidden inside a hollowed-out book on the shelf.
警方在書架上的一本挖空書本裡發現了八分之一盎司的古柯鹼。
pattern: an eight-ball of [drug]
Undercover officers arrested the dealer after he sold an eight-ball to an informant in the parking lot.
臥底警察在停車場抓獲販毒者，當時他正將八分之一盎司的毒品賣給線人。
The documentary warned viewers about the dangers of buying an eight-ball from an unknown seller.
這部紀錄片警告觀眾向陌生賣家購買八分之一盎司毒品的危險。
Detective Okafor discovered an eight-ball of powder in the back of the suspect's car during the search.
Okafor 探員在嫌犯的車後座搜出了一包八分之一盎司的粉末。
- eighth
shorter slang form; same meaning
文法句型
an eight-ball of [drug]
用法筆記
Street slang, primarily American. Not appropriate in formal, academic, or professional writing. The term refers specifically to powdered drugs — not pills, plant matter, or liquid substances.