baize

音標發(fā)音

The master of the house scarcely set foot beyond the green baize door; the mistress only to supervise.
一家的主人幾乎從不跨越綠色的羊毛氈門，女主人也僅僅是監(jiān)督。
Nor did the fall he took once over a wall outside a pub in Blackpool, thoughhis arm dripped blood afterwards onto the smooth green baize.
有次他試圖翻過黑潭市一家酒吧的外墻時跌落受傷，但他也沒放棄打斯諾克，即使鮮血染紅了光滑的綠色臺布。
Bill Gates once said he learned more about business strategy at the baize than in classrooms—though these days he apparently prefers the more stately game of bridge.（36）
比爾·蓋茨曾說自己在牌桌上學得的商業(yè)戰(zhàn)略要比在教室里學到的還要多。不過近幾年來他明顯對比較高雅的橋牌更感興趣。

Upping the ante, from the coins that tourists happily lose in the town's myriad amusement arcades to ten chips being lost across a green baize gaming table, is a serious possibility.
ECONOMIST: Blackpool as Las Vegas

thick, usually green material made from wool and used to cover the special tables on which snooker, billiards, and card games are played

Baize is a thick woollen material that is used for covering tables on which games such as cards and pool are played.