wicket

ウィケット

クリケットで打者が守る、三本の木の柱と上に載る二本の短い横木。

やさしい英語で： The three wooden posts and two small crosspieces that a batter protects in cricket.

• The ball hit the wicket.
• The batter stood in front of the wicket.
• They set up two wickets for the practice game.

類義語： stumps

よく使う表現： hit the wicket, defend the wicket, wooden wicket

ウィケットキーパーの役割

クリケットで味方の投球中、打者の後ろに立って球を捕る役割。

やさしい英語で： The job of standing behind the batter to catch the ball while your cricket team bowls.

• Sam kept wicket for our team.
• Who will keep wicket in tomorrow's match?
• She took over the wicket when our keeper injured his hand.

類義語： wicketkeeping

よく使う表現： keep wicket, keep the wicket

くぐり戸、小門

大きな扉や門の中、またはその隣にある小さな戸や門。

やさしい英語で： A small door or gate in, or beside, a larger door or gate.

• The guard opened the wicket.
• We entered through a wicket in the great wooden gate.
• A narrow wicket led into the courtyard.

類義語： wicket gate, small gate

よく使う表現： wicket gate, open the wicket, small wicket

小窓、窓口

小さな窓や開口部。金属の格子が付いていることもある。

やさしい英語で： A small window or opening, sometimes covered with metal bars.

• The clerk spoke through the wicket.
• She passed the papers through a small wicket.
• Iron bars covered the prison wicket.

類義語： hatch, small window

よく使う表現： barred wicket, ticket wicket, through the wicket