
好词典

源自中古英语 'wiket',古法语 'guichet'(小门),可能源自日耳曼语源。
❶ 板球运动中由三根直立木柱和两根横木构成的门状结构,投手的目标是击中它使击球手出局。
“The bowler hit the wicket and the batsman was out.”
(投手击中了三柱门,击球手出局了。)
“He defended his wicket brilliantly throughout the match.”
(他在整场比赛中出色地守住了自己的三柱门。)
❶ 小门或栅栏上的小门,尤其指可以单独开关的部分。
“She entered through the small wicket in the garden fence.”
(她从花园围栏的小门进入。)
“The ticket office had a wicket for serving customers.”
(售票处有一个服务顾客的小窗口。)
sticky wicket — 板球术语指雨后湿滑难打的场地,引申为困难或棘手的处境。
“The negotiations became a sticky wicket after the scandal broke.”
(丑闻爆发后,谈判变得棘手起来。)