Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
cricket
crick‧et /ˈkrɪkət, ˈkrɪkɪt/ BrE AmE 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 cricketDo you play cricket? ▪ watch cricketHe likes to spend summer weekends watching cricket. cricket + NOUN ▪ a cricket bat (=that you use to hit the ball) ▪ a cricket teamthe 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 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 Indies ▪ a cricket fan (=someone who likes cricket, especially watching it) types of cricket ▪ county 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)