wicket

名词 wicket:

1. cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
2. a small arch used as croquet equipment
   同义词：hoop
3. small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)
   同义词：wicket door, wicket gate
4. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
   同义词：lattice, grille

1. I was forced to enter a by-election on a bad wicket.
   我不得不在不利情况下参加补选。
2. I was on a sticky wicket when I claimed for a new camera on my insurance because I lost the old one entirely through my own carelessness.
   当我向保险公司提出要求赔偿一架新的照相机时，我处于不利的地位，困为我那架旧相机的丢失完全是由于我自己的粗心所致。
3. We're on a sticky wicket with these negotiations they could very well fail.
   我们在谈判中已陷入泥淖--很可能失败。

wick.et

n.（名词）
A small door or gate, especially one built into or near a larger one.
小门，边门：小门，尤指装在大门上或大门边的一种便门
A small window or opening, often fitted with glass or a grating.
窗口：小的窗口或开口，通常装有玻璃或格栅
A sluice gate for regulating the amount of water in a millrace or a canal or for emptying a lock.
水闸门：用来调整磨坊引水槽或运河的水流量或用来排空水闸的一种水闸门
Sports In cricket:
【体育运动】 板球
Either of the two sets of three stumps, topped by bails, that forms the target of the bowler and is defended by the batsman.
三柱门：顶有横木的三柱门中的两个门，是投球手的目标，由击球手来守门
A batsman`s innings, which may be terminated by the ball knocking the bails off the stumps.
一局：击球手的一回合，球若击中三柱门右前方的横木则结束这一个回合
The termination of a batsman`s innings.
击球手一个回合的结束
The period during which two batsmen are in together.
两个球员一起击球的一段时间
See pitch 2
参见 pitch2
Games Any of the small arches, usually made of wire, through which players try to drive their ball in croquet.
【游戏】 拱门：通常是用金属线做的小拱门，在槌球游戏中，参加者努力使球穿过拱门

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old North French wiket [nook, wicket] * see weik- 2
源自 古法国北方方言 wiket [角落，便门] *参见 weik- 2