wick·et
noun/ˈwɪkɪt/
/ˈwɪkɪt/
Idioms - (in cricket) either of the two sets of three sticks standing in the ground (called stumps) with pieces of wood (called bails) lying across the top. The bowler tries to hit the wicket with the ball.
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Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2三柱门 - the area of ground between the two wickets
两个三柱门之间的场地
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘small door or grille’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wiket; origin uncertain, usually referred to the Germanic root of Old Norse vīkja ‘to turn, move’. The current cricket senses date from the late 17th cent.
Idioms
keep wicket
- to act as a wicketkeeper
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2防守三柱门
a sticky wicket
- (British English, informal) a difficult situation
困难的处境