名詞 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

動詞 cricket:

1. play cricket

1. I would never choose to watch cricket as an amusement.
   我決不會把看板球當(dāng)作消遣。
2. He plays cricket professionally.
   他以打板球為職業(yè)。
3. Saturday afternoon cricket on the village common.
   星期六下午在村子空地上舉行的板球賽。
4. In cricket, the ball is delivered overarm.
   打板球時，要舉臂過肩擲球。
5. I don't find cricket very exciting.
   我覺得打板球沒有勁。
6. A cricket team is comprised of eleven players.
   一個板球隊由11名隊員組成。

cricket

n.（名詞）
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：任一種蟋蟀科的昆蟲，有擅長跳躍的長觸角和腿。多種雄性蟋蟀能通過同時摩擦前翅而發(fā)出尖利的唧唧聲

來源：
Middle English criket
中古英語 criket
from Old French criquet
源自 古法語 criquet
from criquer [to click]
源自 criquer [發(fā)出咔嚓聲]
[of imitative origin]
[源于象聲詞]

cricket
cricket 2

n.（名詞）
Sports An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of players each.
【體育運動】 板球：每隊分別有人的兩支球隊用球拍、球和球門進行比賽的室外游戲
Good sportsmanship and fair conduct:
運動員道德：良好的運動員品格和公正行為：
例句：
It`s not cricket to cheat at cards.
在玩牌時打竿千不是正人君子所為

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
crick.et.ed,crick.et.ing,crick.ets 【體育運動】
To play the game of cricket.
打板球

來源：
Obsolete French criquet [piece of wood]
已廢法語 criquet [木片]
from Old French [stick for a bowling game]
源自 古法語 [投球游戲用的木棍]
perhaps from Middle Dutch cricke [walking stick]
可能源自 中古荷蘭語 cricke [手杖]

【引伸】
crick.eter 或
crick.eteer.

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cricket 3

n.（名詞）
A small wooden footstool.
小木腳凳

來源：
[Origin unknown]
[詞源不詳]