wicket

wicket

英 ['wɪkɪt]
　　美 ['wɪkɪt]

n. 小門；三柱門；邊門；售票窗

中文詞源：

wicket 三柱門

來自PIE*weik,彎，轉，編織，詞源同wicker,vicarious.引申詞義小門，籬笆門，後用於指板球的三柱門。詞義演變比較hurdle.

例句：

1. The fielders crouch around the batsman's wicket.
防守隊員蹲伏在擊球手守衛的三柱門周圍。

2. Defending his wicket watchfully, the last man is playing out time.
最後一名球員小心地守著他的三柱門, 直到比賽結束.

3. Buy your tickets at this wicket.
請在此窗口買票.

4. The wicket opened on a stone staircase, leading upward.
小門通向一道上行的石梯.

5. 'The ghosts that vanished when the wicket closed.
“ 小門關掉之後便消失的幽靈群.