| 单词 | cricket |
| 释义 | cricket1[ krik-it ] / ˈkrɪk ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cricket ON THESAURUS.COM nounany of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket ) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket ). a small metal toy with a flat metal spring that snaps back and forth with a clicking, cricketlike noise when pressed. Origin of cricket1First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English criket, creket, from Old French criquet, equivalent to criqu(er) “to creak” (imitative) + -et noun suffix; see -et OTHER WORDS FROM cricketcrick·et·like, adjectiveWords nearby cricketcrib-wall, cribwork, cricetid, Crichton, crick, cricket, cricket frog, cricket table, Crick, Francis H. C., cricoarytenoid, cricoarytenoid muscle Definition for cricket (2 of 4)cricket2 [ krik-it ] / ˈkrɪk ɪt / nouna game, popular especially in England, for two teams of 11 members each that is played on a field having two wickets 22 yards (20 meters) apart, the object being to score runs by batting the ball far enough so that one is enabled to exchange wickets with the batsman defending the opposite wicket before the ball is recovered. fair play; honorable conduct: It wouldn't be cricket to look at his cards. verb (used without object)to play cricket. Origin of cricket2First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French criquet “goalpost”; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch krick(e) “arm, crosspiece, stick, staff, gallows” OTHER WORDS FROM cricketcrick·et·er, nounDefinition for cricket (3 of 4)cricket3 [ krik-it ] / ˈkrɪk ɪt / nouna small, low stool. Origin of cricket3First recorded in 1635–45; of obscure origin; compare cracket, with same sense Definition for cricket (4 of 4)cricket4 [ krik-it ] / ˈkrɪk ɪt / noun(on a sloping roof) a small roof for diverting rainwater around an obstruction, as a chimney. Origin of cricket4Of uncertain origin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cricketBritish Dictionary definitions for cricket (1 of 3)cricket1 / (ˈkrɪkɪt) / nounany insect of the orthopterous family Gryllidae, having long antennae and, in the males, the ability to produce a chirping sound (stridulation) by rubbing together the leathery forewings any of various related insects, such as the mole cricket Word Origin for cricketC14: from Old French criquet, from criquer to creak, of imitative origin British Dictionary definitions for cricket (2 of 3)cricket2 / (ˈkrɪkɪt) / noun
not cricket informal not fair play verb (intr)to play cricket Derived forms of cricketcricketer, nounWord Origin for cricketC16: from Old French criquet goalpost, wicket, of uncertain origin British Dictionary definitions for cricket (3 of 3)cricket3 / (ˈkrɪkɪt) / nouna small low stool Word Origin for cricketC17: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cricketcricket see not cricket. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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