noun🔗Share蟋蟀 An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs."The cricket chirped loudly outside the open window. "蟋蟀在敞开的窗外大声地叫着。insectanimalnaturesoundbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share脚凳，矮凳。 A wooden footstool."My grandmother used a small cricket as a footrest while she knitted. "我的奶奶织毛衣的时候，会用一个小脚凳垫脚。itemutensilthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share暗号器，识别器 A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions."The soldier used the cricket to signal his position to the friendly patrol. "士兵用暗号器向友军巡逻队发出信号，表明自己的位置。militaryweaponsignalcommunicationdevicewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share屋脊分水，泄水坡。 A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection."The cricket on the house's roof diverted rainwater away from the chimney. "房子屋顶上的屋脊分水把雨水从烟囱旁边引开了。architecturebuildingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share板球， 板球运动 A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries."The school team played cricket in the park after lunch. "午饭后，学校的队伍在公园里打了板球.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share光明正大，公平竞争。 (usually in negative constructions) An act that is fair and sportsmanlike, derived from the sport."He didn't show any cricket in his argument with his sister; he was just being rude. "他在和他妹妹争论的时候一点都不光明正大，简直是蛮不讲理。sportattitudemoralcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打板球 To play the game of cricket."My brother and his friends love to cricket in the park after school. "放学后，我哥哥和他的朋友们喜欢在公园里打板球。sportgameentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
