/'krɪkɪt; `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.

/'krɪkɪt; `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.

n
[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.]
[U]
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
[C]
a small brown insect that can jump, and that makes a rough sound by rubbing its wings together