/ˈbɪliədz ||; ˈbɪljɚdz/noun [U] a game played on a big table covered with cloth. You use a long stick (a cue) to hit three balls against each other and into pockets at the corners and sides of the table 台球；弹子戏；撞球: to have a game of/play billiards 打一局台球；玩台球 When billiard comes before another noun it has no ‘s’ a billiard table billiard修饰另一个名词时不带s：a billiard table台球球桌 ☞Look at snooker and pool ¹(5). 参看 snooker 及 pool^1(5)。