cricket
/ˈkrɪkɪt; `krɪkɪt/ n
small brown jumping insect that makes a shrill sound by rubbing its front wings together 蟋蟀
the chirping of crickets 蟋蟀的唧唧叫声.
cricket / ˈkrɪkɪt; `krɪkɪt/ n
1 [U] game played on grass by two teams of 11 players each, in which a ball is bowled at stumps and a batsman tries to hit it with a bat, and the score is made in runs 板球运动
[attrib 作定语]
a cricket match, ball, team etc 板球比赛、 板球运动用的球、 板球队等. =>illus 见插图. =>App 4 见附录4.
2 (idm 习语) not `cricket (dated Brit sl 旧, 俚) unfair; not honourable 不公正; 不光明磊落
You can't do it without telling him; it just isn't cricket. 你不能不告诉他一声就做那件事, 这不够光明磊落.