cricket

cricket

英 ['krɪkɪt]
　　美 ['krɪkɪt]

n. 板球，板球運動；蟋蟀

中文詞源：

cricket 蟋蟀，板球

1.蟋蟀，擬聲詞，模仿蟋蟀的叫聲。

2.板球，詞源同crook, crank, 因最早便用的曲棍而得名。

例句：

1. The pity of it was that the Americans didn't play cricket.
可惜的是美國人不打板球。

2. By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport.
讓人感到驚奇的是，板球碰巧也是我最喜歡的運動。

3. There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd.
板球比賽能激起觀眾熱情的地方很少。

4. He officially announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday.
他昨天正式宣佈退出甲級板球賽。

5. The future quality of West Indian cricket looks promising.
西印度群島的板球運動看起來前景光明。