| 词汇 | croquet |
| 释义 | croquet noun[ U ] uk /ˈkrəʊ.keɪ/ us /kroʊˈkeɪ/ a game in which two, three, or four players use mallets (= long wooden hammers) to hit wooden balls through small metal hoops (= curves) fixed into the grass槌球游戏 Jupiterimages/Stockbyte/GettyImages Bowls, bowling & croquet alley bias bisque bocce boule bowling alley bowling green counter crown green bowls duckpin duckpin bowling jack lawn bowling mallet pin pinsetter skip strike tenpin tenpin bowling As they rose she challenged Paul to a game at croquet, for which the twilight left ample opportunity. By the way, did Sam mend that croquet mallet, the one with the loose head? He did play billiards, and whist, and croquet—very badly. Invitations to a croquet party may be of the same form as invitations to any other party. This effect is seen when a croquet ball is struck with a mallet. croquet | American Dictionarycroquet noun[ U ] us/kroʊˈkeɪ/ a game in which players use mallets (= long wooden hammers) to hit wooden balls through small metal arches sunk in the grass Examples of croquetcroquet Some tableaux represent human social activities, in schoolrooms, drinking clubs, croquet and cricket lawns, with great attention to detail. It seems to me rather like putting up a lot of new hoops in a game of croquet when you are approaching the stick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Wimbledon is the home of lawn tennis and croquet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I see that it does not mention croquet in the long list that it gives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we are playing by croquet rules while everybody else is playing by rugby league rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is right, for you cannot turn greasy croquet potatoes into a healthy food by adding a few vitamins. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It would be quite ludicrous if grant could be awarded for tennis activities but not for croquet activities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am thinking of someone chasing a drain or a sewer through a tennis court or a croquet lawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should be remembered that we are not playing a game of croquet here 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that a nice little row of trees round a croquet lawn 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the immediate vicinity there was built croquet and 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 a croquet lawn 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 the croquet stroke 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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