Wicket

icket n 1 small door or gate, esp one at the side of (or part of) a larger one 小门（尤指大门旁的或大门上的）. 2 (a) (in cricket) either of the two sets of three stumps (with cross-pieces called bails on), at which the ball is bowled and which is defended by the batsman （板球）三柱门 take a wicket, ie dismiss a batsman 把一击球员杀出局 Surrey are four wickets down/have lost four wickets, ie Four of their batsmen are out. 萨里队有四名击球员出局. We won by six wickets, ie won with seven of our batsman not out. 我们队以七名击球员未出局而获胜. =>illus at cricket 见cricket插图. (b) stretch of ground between the two wickets两座三柱门之间的场地 a fast/slow wicket, ie one on which the ball bounces at a quick/slow pace when bowled 球弹起快[慢]的场地 (fig infml 比喻, 口)be on an easy, good, soft, sticky, etc wicket, ie be in circumstances, a job, etc of the type specified 处於舒适的、 良好的、 轻松的、 困难的等环境. 3 (idm 习语) keep `wicket act as a wicket-keeper 防守三柱门. leg before wicket => leg. pitch wickets => pitch2.