单词 | cricket |
释义 | cricket1 /krikˈit/nounAn outdoor game played by two teams of eleven players on a large field with two wickets (22 yards apart) near the centre, in which batsmen from one team attempt to defend the wickets and score the maximum number of runs (by hitting a hard leather ball) without being bowled, caught, run out or otherwise dismissed by members of the opposing team intransitive verbTo play cricket ORIGIN: Fr criquet goalpost crickˈeter noun crickˈeting noun and adjective not cricket (informal) Not fair and sporting cricket2 /krikˈit/nounA jumping insect of the family Gryllidae, related to the grasshopper and locust, the male of which makes a chirping sound by rubbing its forewings together ORIGIN: OFr criquet; cf Du and LGer krekel cricket3 /krikˈit/ (now dialect)nounA low stool ORIGIN: Ety unknown cricket table noun A small low table with a circular foldable top on a triangular base |
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