| 单词 | wicket |
| 释义 | wicket (wɪkɪt ) Word forms: wickets 1. countable noun In cricket, a wicket is a set of three upright sticks with two small sticks on top of them at which the ball is bowled. There are two wickets on a cricket pitch. 2. countable noun In cricket, a wicket is the area of grass in between the two wickets on the pitch. 3. countable noun In cricket, when a wicket falls or is taken, a batter is out. Idioms: be on a sticky wicket or bat on a sticky wicket to be in a difficult situation in which you find it hard to deal with your problems Mr Hughes is batting on a very sticky wicket indeed. Should he succeed in proving his outrageous claims, he would lay himself open to a charge of treason. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 三柱门板球比赛中的 Japanese: ウィケット |
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