| 单词 | croquet |
| 释义 | croquet noun[U] uk/ˈkrəʊ.keɪ/us/kroʊˈkeɪ/agamein which two, three, or fourplayersusemallets(=longwoodenhammers)tohitwoodenballsthroughsmallmetalhoops(=curves)fixedinto thegrass 槌球游戏 Jupiterimages/Stockbyte/GettyImages Bowls, bowling & croquet
croquet| American Dictionarycroquet noun[U] us/kroʊˈkeɪ/agamein whichplayersusemallets(=longwoodenhammers)tohitwoodenballsthroughsmallmetalarchessunkin thegrass Examplesofcroquetcroquet Some tableaux represent human social activities, in schoolrooms, drinking clubs,croquetand cricket lawns, with great attention to detail. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems to me rather like putting up a lot of new hoops in a game ofcroquetwhen you are approaching the stick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Wimbledon is the home of lawn tennis andcroquet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I see that it does not mentioncroquetin the long list that it gives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we are playing bycroquetrules while everybody else is playing by rugby league rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We also cater for outside sports, such as clock golf,croquet, and we have a hard tennis court. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is right, for you cannot turn greasycroquetpotatoes into a healthy food by adding a few vitamins. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It would be quite ludicrous if grant could be awarded for tennis activities but not forcroquetactivities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am thinking of someone chasing a drain or a sewer through a tennis court or acroquetlawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It should be remembered that we are not playing a game ofcroquethere where, if people go the wrong side of the hoops, they are penalised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that a nice little row of trees round acroquetlawn with something like a municipal bandstand in the middle is appropriate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the immediate vicinity there was builtcroquetand tennis fields and a bobsled and curling course. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The club boasted the pleasures of yachting, bathing, tennis,croquet, concerts and receptions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For many years the school maintained acroquetlawn for the use of the headmaster and the prefects. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, there is no evidence that pall mall involved thecroquetstroke which is the distinguishing characteristic of the modern game. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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