cricket

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crick·et /ˈkrɪkɪt/ noun 1. [uncountable]DSC a game between two teams of 11 players in which players try to get points by hitting a ball and running between two sets of three sticks 板球（运动）2. [countable]HBI a small brown insect that can jump, and that makes a rough sound by rubbing its wings together 蟋蟀n COLLOCATIONSverbsplay cricketDo you play cricket?watch cricketHe likes to spend summer weekends watching cricket.cricket + NOUNa cricket bat (=that you use to hit the ball)a cricket teamthe Australian cricket teama cricket club (=a group of people who play cricket together, or the place where they play and meet socially)The village cricket club held a barbecue.a cricket field/ground/pitch (=area of ground where cricket is played)the school cricket fielda cricket match (=a game of cricket)the cricket season (=the time of year when people play cricket)a cricket playerHe used to be a professional cricket player.a cricket captain (=the leader of a cricket team)a cricket tour (=a trip to a different country to play cricket)England's cricket tour to the West Indiesa cricket fan (=someone who likes cricket, especially watching it)types of cricketcounty cricket (=played between counties in England)international/world cricketHe brought South Africa back into international cricket.Test cricket (=played between the teams of different countries)

Examples from the Corpus

cricket• At the reception, to entertain the bridesmaids, I ate a black cricket the size of my thumb.• In 1937 county cricket was estimated to have lost £30,000.• Think of five-day cricket on television.• It is a hum like the sound of crickets in the summer, a sound urging men to joy and mirth.• After retiring, he became a radio commentator on cricket and rugby and also wrote about both sports for Sunday newspapers.• He gets his first taste of inter-pro cricket.• We spent beyond our means when I was playing Test cricket before and earning good money.• Outside, the crickets chirped monotonously, with a Webern-like inconsistency yet precision of rhythm.Origin cricket 1. (1500-1600) Old French criquet “stick at which a ball is thrown”2. (1300-1400) Old French criquet, from the sound it makes.

crick·et noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable

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cricket
crick‧et /ˈkrɪkət, ˈkrɪkɪt/

noun

Sense 1

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: criquet 'stick at which a ball is thrown'

Sense 2

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: criquet, from the sound it makes.

1. [uncountable] a game between two teams of 11 players in which players try to get points by hitting a ball and running between two sets of three sticks
2. [countable] a small brown insect that can jump, and that makes a rough sound by rubbing its wings together

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ play cricket Do you play cricket?
   ▪ watch cricket He likes to spend summer weekends watching cricket.
■ cricket + NOUN
   ▪ a cricket bat (=that you use to hit the ball)
   ▪ a cricket team the Australian cricket team
   ▪ a cricket club (=a group of people who play cricket together, or the place where they play and meet socially) The village cricket club held a barbecue.
   ▪ a cricket field/ground/pitch (=area of ground where cricket is played) the school cricket field
   ▪ a cricket match (=a game of cricket)
   ▪ the cricket season (=the time of year when people play cricket)
   ▪ a cricket player He used to be a professional cricket player.
   ▪ a cricket captain (=the leader of a cricket team)
   ▪ a cricket tour (=a trip to a different country to play cricket) England's cricket tour to the West Indies
   ▪ a cricket fan (=someone who likes cricket, especially watching it)
■ types of cricket
   ▪ county cricket (=played between counties in England)
   ▪ international/world cricket He brought South Africa back into international cricket.
   ▪ Test cricket (=played between the teams of different countries)

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