"打台球"在英语中有多个常用表达，核心词汇为 billiards（台球运动总称，发音 /ˈbɪliədz/），口语中也常用 play pool（美式台球，发音 /pleɪ puːl/）或 shoot pool（侧重击球动作，发音 /ʃuːt puːl/）。三者在日常使用中可互换，但 billiards 更正式，涵盖斯诺克、花式等多种台球类型，而 pool 特指美式八球或九球。
基础表达：play billiards（打台球）、shoot pool（打美式台球）、have a game of billiards（打一局台球）
场景搭配：billiard player（台球选手）、billiard table（台球桌）、play pool together（一起打台球）
他每周五都会和朋友去酒吧打台球。
He goes to the bar to play pool with friends every Friday.
打台球曾是年轻人最喜爱的消遣方式之一。
Playing billiards was one of young people's favorite pastimes.
"你会打台球吗？" "会一点，我们可以较量一下。"
"Do you play billiards?" "A little. We can have a match."
这家 hostel 提供免费台球桌，客人可以随时打台球。
The hostel has free billiard tables where guests can play pool anytime.
木月提议逃课去打台球，我们都同意了。
Kizuki suggested skipping class to play pool, and we all agreed.
马克和托马斯在酒馆相遇后，决定去打一局台球。
Mark and Thomas met at a pub and decided to shoot a round of pool.
我喜欢打台球，因为它需要技巧和策略。
I like playing billiards because it requires skill and strategy.
他父亲说："当我和朋友打台球时，他会被彩色球吸引，独自玩一整天。"
"When I was playing with friends, he was attracted by the colorful balls and would play by himself all day," said his father.
打台球时，他向我解释了那个打赌的规则。
While we played pool, he explained the rules of that bet to me.
这家俱乐部有专业的台球设施，适合新手学习打台球。
This club has professional billiard facilities, suitable for beginners to learn to play pool.
无论是正式交流还是日常对话，选择 billiards 或 pool 均可准确传达"打台球"的含义。下次和外国朋友约球时，不妨试试 "Let's shoot some pool!"（我们去打台球吧！），既自然又地道。