cricket

名词 cricket:

1. leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
2. a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

动词 cricket:

1. play cricket

1. I would never choose to watch cricket as an amusement.
   我决不会把看板球当作消遣。
2. He plays cricket professionally.
   他以打板球为职业。
3. Saturday afternoon cricket on the village common.
   星期六下午在村子空地上举行的板球赛。
4. In cricket, the ball is delivered overarm.
   打板球时，要举臂过肩掷球。
5. I don't find cricket very exciting.
   我觉得打板球没有劲。
6. A cricket team is comprised of eleven players.
   一个板球队由11名队员组成。

cricket

n.（名词）
Any of various insects of the family Gryllidae, having long antennae and legs adapted for leaping. The males of many species produce a shrill chirping sound by rubbing the front wings together.
蟋蟀：任一种蟋蟀科的昆虫，有擅长跳跃的长触角和腿。多种雄性蟋蟀能通过同时摩擦前翅而发出尖利的唧唧声

来源：
Middle English criket
中古英语 criket
from Old French criquet
源自 古法语 criquet
from criquer [to click]
源自 criquer [发出咔嚓声]
[of imitative origin]
[源于象声词]

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n.（名词）
Sports An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of players each.
【体育运动】 板球：每队分别有人的两支球队用球拍、球和球门进行比赛的室外游戏
Good sportsmanship and fair conduct:
运动员道德：良好的运动员品格和公正行为：
例句：
It`s not cricket to cheat at cards.
在玩牌时打竿千不是正人君子所为

v.intr.（不及物动词）
crick.et.ed,crick.et.ing,crick.ets 【体育运动】
To play the game of cricket.
打板球

来源：
Obsolete French criquet [piece of wood]
已废法语 criquet [木片]
from Old French [stick for a bowling game]
源自 古法语 [投球游戏用的木棍]
perhaps from Middle Dutch cricke [walking stick]
可能源自 中古荷兰语 cricke [手杖]

【引伸】
crick.eter 或
crick.eteer.

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n.（名词）
A small wooden footstool.
小木脚凳

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