"cricket" in Chinese (Simplified)
蟋蟀板球
Definition
一种会跳、会发出唧唧叫的小昆虫，或者一种在许多国家流行的户外集体球类运动，使用球棒和球进行比赛。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Cricket”根据语境可指昆虫或运动。做运动时通常不可数（如“play cricket”）；指昆虫时可数（“a cricket”）。不要和“croquet”（槌球）或“grasshopper”（蚱蜢）混淆。
Examples
A cricket is making noise under my bed.
有只**蟋蟀**在我床下叫。
He plays cricket every weekend.
他每个周末都打**板球**。
I saw a cricket in the garden.
我在花园里看到了一只**蟋蟀**。
Cricket is huge in India and England.
**板球**在印度和英国非常流行。
When it’s quiet at night, you can hear crickets outside.
夜里安静时，你能听见外面的**蟋蟀**叫声。
John joined a local cricket club to meet new friends.
约翰加入了当地的**板球**俱乐部，为了交新朋友。