/'wɪkɪt; `wɪkɪt/
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 处于舒适的、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.

n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old North French;Origin: wiket]
one of two sets of three wooden sticks that are stuck in the ground in a game of cricket, which the bowler tries to hit with the ball
→stump, bail bail
→be on a sticky wicketatsticky