wicket

['wikit]

n.[板球]三柱门, 两座三柱门之间的场地,一局,小门

例句与用法：

I was forced to enter a by-election on a bad wicket.

我不得不在不利情况下参加补选。

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.

当我向保险公司提出要求赔偿一架新的照相机时，我处于不利的地位，困为我那架旧相机的丢失完全是由于我自己的粗心所致。

We're on a sticky wicket with these negotiations they could very well fail.

我们在谈判中已陷入泥淖--很可能失败。

词形变化：

副词: wickedly | 形容词比较级: wickeder | 形容词最高级: wickedest | 名词: wickedness |

详细释义：

n.

1. (大门上开的)小门; 边门; (售票处等的)小窗口

2. (水闸的)放水门

3. (板球的)三柱门