cricket學測 L3KK [ˈkrɪkət] ｜ /ˈkrɪkət/
蟋蟀·板球運動
同一字身兼蟲與球類運動兩義
While a cricket sang in the grass, the boys kept playing cricket nearby.
當一隻蟋蟀在草地上鳴叫時，男孩們仍在一旁繼續打板球。
義項
夏夜蟲鳴B1noun蟋蟀
On a summer night, we could hear the crickets sing outside our window.
夏夜裡，我們在窗外聽見蟋蟀鳴叫。
a chirping cricketthe sound of crickets
球場對決B1noun板球運動
My friend often watches cricket matches with his father on TV.
我朋友常和爸爸一起在電視上看板球比賽。
play cricketa cricket matcha cricket team
片語
play cricket揮棒守備 →打板球
cricket match球場對決 →板球比賽
cricket bat板狀球棒 →板球用的球棒
not cricket違反公平 →不光明正大的行為
你會不會這樣說？
'While a cricket sang in the grass, the boys kept playing cricket nearby.' 句中第一個 cricket 指哪個意思？(A) 蟋蟀 (B) 板球運動
看答案
(A)
sang（鳴叫）用來描述蟋蟀，此處cricket指昆蟲而非球類運動。
Some boys still ___ cricket after school. (play / cricket)
看答案
play
現代學習用法通常說 play cricket。
字族
cricketer 板球選手