
cricket
词源
源自中古英语 'criket',可能来自古法语 'criquet'(蟋蟀),拟声词模仿昆虫叫声。板球义项可能源自使用板球棒击球的声音类似蟋蟀鸣叫。
noun
❶ 板球,一种起源于英国的团队运动,使用球棒和球在草地上进行比赛,主要在英联邦国家流行。
“He plays cricket for the national team.”
(他为国家队打板球。)
“Cricket is very popular in India and Australia.”
(板球在印度和澳大利亚非常受欢迎。)
❶ 蟋蟀,一种小型昆虫,通常在夜晚发出鸣叫声,常见于草地或花园中。
“The sound of crickets filled the summer night.”
(夏夜里充满了蟋蟀的鸣叫声。)
“A cricket jumped onto the porch.”
(一只蟋蟀跳到了门廊上。)
verb
❶ 打板球,参与板球运动或活动。
“They cricket every weekend at the local club.”
(他们每周末在当地俱乐部打板球。)
“He used to cricket professionally when he was younger.”
(他年轻时曾职业打板球。)
常见短语
not cricket — 俚语,表示某事不公平或不正当,源自板球运动强调公平竞争的精神。
“Cheating in exams is simply not cricket.”
(考试作弊是完全不正当的行为。)
cricket chirping — 形容蟋蟀鸣叫的声音,常用于描写安静或乡村的夜晚场景。
“The only sound was the cricket chirping in the distance.”
(唯一的声音是远处蟋蟀的鸣叫。)