名詞 wicket:

1. cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
2. a small arch used as croquet equipment
   同義詞：hoop
3. small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)
   同義詞：wicket door, wicket gate
4. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
   同義詞：lattice, grille

1. I was forced to enter a by-election on a bad wicket.
   我不得不在不利情況下參加補(bǔ)選。
2. I was on a sticky wicket when I claimed for a new camera on my insurance because I lost the old one entirely through my own carelessness.
   當(dāng)我向保險公司提出要求賠償一架新的照相機(jī)時，我處于不利的地位，困為我那架舊相機(jī)的丟失完全是由于我自己的粗心所致。
3. We're on a sticky wicket with these negotiations they could very well fail.
   我們在談判中已陷入泥淖--很可能失敗。

wick.et

n.（名詞）
A small door or gate, especially one built into or near a larger one.
小門，邊門：小門，尤指裝在大門上或大門邊的一種便門
A small window or opening, often fitted with glass or a grating.
窗口：小的窗口或開口，通常裝有玻璃或格柵
A sluice gate for regulating the amount of water in a millrace or a canal or for emptying a lock.
水閘門：用來調(diào)整磨坊引水槽或運(yùn)河的水流量或用來排空水閘的一種水閘門
Sports In cricket:
【體育運(yùn)動】 板球
Either of the two sets of three stumps, topped by bails, that forms the target of the bowler and is defended by the batsman.
三柱門：頂有橫木的三柱門中的兩個門，是投球手的目標(biāo)，由擊球手來守門
A batsman`s innings, which may be terminated by the ball knocking the bails off the stumps.
一局：擊球手的一回合，球若擊中三柱門右前方的橫木則結(jié)束這一個回合
The termination of a batsman`s innings.
擊球手一個回合的結(jié)束
The period during which two batsmen are in together.
兩個球員一起擊球的一段時間
See pitch 2
參見 pitch2
Games Any of the small arches, usually made of wire, through which players try to drive their ball in croquet.
【游戲】 拱門：通常是用金屬線做的小拱門，在槌球游戲中，參加者努力使球穿過拱門

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old North French wiket [nook, wicket] * see weik- 2
源自 古法國北方方言 wiket [角落，便門] *參見 weik- 2