cricket
翻译
蟋蟀, 板球
例句
I heard a cricket chirping outside.
我听到外面有蟋蟀在叫。
He loves to play cricket with his friends.
他喜欢和朋友们打板球。
语法模式
((a cricket)) 一只蟋蟀 I can hear a cricket.
((to play cricket)) 打板球 They play cricket in the park.
近义词
同义词:(昆虫) grasshopper (蚱蜢);(运动) baseball (棒球)
词源
昆虫名来自古法语“criquet”,模仿其叫声。运动名可能来自中古荷兰语“cricke”,意为“棍棒”。
记忆技巧
想象一只小蟋蟀(昆虫)用一根小树枝当球棒在打板球(运动)。