icket n 1 small door or gate, esp one at the side of (or part of) a larger one 小門（尤指大門旁的或大門上的）. 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）三柱門 take a wicket, ie dismiss a batsman 把一擊球員殺出局 Surrey are four wickets down/have lost four wickets, ie Four of their batsmen are out. 薩里隊有四名擊球員出局. We won by six wickets, ie won with seven of our batsman not out. 我們隊以七名擊球員未出局而獲勝. =>illus at cricket 見cricket插圖. (b) stretch of ground between the two wickets兩座三柱門之間的場地 a fast/slow wicket, ie one on which the ball bounces at a quick/slow pace when bowled 球彈起快[慢]的場地 (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 處於舒適的、 良好的、 輕松的、 困難的等環境. 3 (idm 習語) keep `wicket act as a wicket-keeper 防守三柱門. leg before wicket => leg. pitch wickets => pitch2.