| 单词 | cricket |
| 释义 | cricket (krɪkɪt ) Word forms: crickets 1. uncountable noun A2 Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat. During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground. ...the Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 2. not cricket phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly. [British, old-fashioned] Their treatment of staff is definitely not cricket. 3. countable noun A cricket is a small jumping insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together. Idioms: it's not cricket [British, old-fashioned] said to mean that someone's behaviour is unfair or unreasonable The bank puts thousands of pounds a year into cricket – yet their treatment of staff is definitely not cricket. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: cricket coach When he moved to live with her in 2013 he got a part-time job as a cricket coach. Times, Sunday Times He's an old-fashioned cricket coach, he's a good oneto-one worker with players. The Sun The cricket coach, so far in the sport's evolution, has been more of an enabler. Times, Sunday Times A role as a rugby and cricket coach at a public school appeals. Times, Sunday Times The role of a cricket coach might best be compared to that of a racehorse trainer. Times, Sunday Times The regional cricket fan, who also spends 'a fair amount of time reading history books', has worked in a number of senior finance roles. Times, Sunday Times He was not at the game under sufferance, being a genuine cricket fan and a useful off-spin bowler in his day. Times, Sunday Times Bolt has long been a cricket fan and tomorrow he will look to contribute with some pace bowling, for which he seems physiologically designed. Times, Sunday Times I am very aware of the history, being a cricket fan growing up. Times, Sunday Times Yeah, right, you can really imagine a local cricket fan registering his trumpet four weeks before going to a match. The Sun He has an old head on young shoulders and definitely knows his way round a cricket field. The Sun (2012) Most of the rooms have views over the formal gardens and the village cricket field, which form part of the grounds. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We still let ourselves be outraged and hurt by the presence of cheating in sport, be it on the cricket field or a rugby pitch. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The twelfth man customarily knew his place on a cricket ground. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The bus turned right off the main road at the army checkpoint as always and rounded the corner past the deserted cricket ground. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This house may not have a huge garden, but it is next to the village cricket ground, the football pitch and the playground. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Take Worcester, where the cricket ground and the racecourse are both out of action at present after yet another flood. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The town council squabbles over how and whether the central cricket ground should be built on or not; London prevaricates. WHISTLER IN THE DARK (2002) He went with the choir one weekend to a cricket match. Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who Were There (2006) There is also a yearly members v officers cricket match. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He didn't seem to know the first thing about umpiring a cricket match, yet still insisted on giving his two cents. The Sun (2016) He would go out on a cricket pitch with a line marker looking like he was just pottering around. The Sun That means that at his top speed he covered nearly the length of a cricket pitch every second. The Sun The village cricket pitch masquerading as a duck pond. Times, Sunday Times I was standing on the most famous cricket pitch in the world with a coin in my hand about to flip it into the air. Times, Sunday Times He built a cricket pitch, nine-hole golf course and bowling green and enlarged the estate's trout lakes. Times, Sunday Times He was a sprinter and a keen cricket player, acting in school plays and writing poetry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word cricketer over the rarely used term cricket player. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was also a keen cricket player. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a population of 1.3 billion there are at present fewer than 10,000 active cricket players. Times, Sunday Times This match will go down in history and inspire future young cricket players across this great land of ours. The Sun We lose a couple of games consecutively by a cricket score, they do the same. Times, Sunday Times It was nothing like the cricket score we all imagined. The Sun On another day it could have been a cricket score. The Sun But the expected cricket score never materialised, despite a very satisfactory night's work by the hosts. The Sun We all then rate the likeness with a cricket score. The Sun It doubles as a cricket stadium, though, and here the sixes were over long-on. The Sun The cricket stadium, it turned out, was a good five miles away. The Sun But the facilities such as gyms, canteens, a shopping centre, outdoor concert arena and cricket stadium are all there. The Sun A cricket stadium with a roof. Times, Sunday Times At least the timing allows some chance of making it to the ground - at present half building site and half cricket stadium - in time for afternoon nets. Times, Sunday Times Sangakkara has just agreed to become an associate member of our island cricket team, which has brought great enthusiasm locally. Times, Sunday Times (2015) So let us not blame national character when the football team fail, the cricket team collapse and the rugby team blow hot and cold. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But just maybe what has happened to the one-day cricket team has now serendipitously happened to the football side. Times, Sunday Times (2007) My one condition is that none of the actors who play in my Sunday cricket team succumbs. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Our women's cricket team is really successful but they do not get the airtime. The Sun (2011) Watch a serious game of cricket and you see two teams competing fiercely, but you also see astonishing collaboration. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We want a good game of cricket with good carry. Times, Sunday Times (2006) You can joke and jest all the time in the hotel, and we'll probably have a game of cricket in the corridor. The Sun (2008) Very impressive return to international cricket for paceman, right, after two ankle operations. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It was sheer audacity from a man aged 41 years and 147 days and yet still thriving in international cricket. The Sun (2015) The snag is that the international cricket circuit rolls on ceaselessly. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They are also unwilling to sign away their rights while key details of how the competition might work alongside county and international cricket have become clearer. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He now faces the less than enticing prospect of continuing a first-class career without the carrot of international cricket. Times, Sunday Times (2016) What are your experiences of watching live cricket? Times,Sunday Times Unlike watching live cricket, you see the game from various viewpoints, including from the perspective of bowler, batsman or umpires. Times, Sunday Times It will be the first time since 1999 that viewers will be able to watch live cricket screened by the national broadcaster. Times, Sunday Times Steady employment that came with a pension and that's been useful, given his passion for watching live cricket. Times, Sunday Times But the fact remains that a huge percentage of the country have no way of watching live cricket without paying for it. Times, Sunday Times Pakistan's men made sure their feet remained behind the line as a no-ball in one-day cricket means the next delivery is a free hit. The Sun (2010) Especially when they are penalised in one-day cricket by a free hit. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In one-day cricket he hit 21 half-centuries. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But just maybe what has happened to the one-day cricket team has now serendipitously happened to the football side. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We are talking about the best bowler in one-day cricket right now. The Sun (2009) I played cricket at my state middle school, with the best junior team in town coming from a school on a local council housing estate. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Wearing a salwar kameez, he is shown playing cricket alone and is bullied. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The house had a long concrete driveway, where my dad and I used to play cricket. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The former fast bowler was the first player of Aboriginal descent to play cricket for Australia. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He was a fun guy to play cricket against and fun to play under while he was coach. The Sun (2014) Readers whose minds move gratefully to the sport of cricket have, meanwhile, a new book to entertain them in the quieter hours of their usually quieter entertainment. The Times Literary Supplement In the sport of cricket, strict rules govern the method of bowling the ball. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the sport of cricket, some players may find that they are more comfortable bowling with their left or right hand, but batting with the other hand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the past agricultural workers used to spend their summer holidays watching cricket there. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Counties no longer need gimmicks to fill their grounds, many people come simply to watch cricket. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In months when it does get dark early, it is too cold to want to watch cricket at night. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Five sessions of the game went unplayed, but it was the sort of match you watch cricket for. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Translations: Chinese: 板球, 蟋蟀 Japanese: クリケット game, コオロギ insect |
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