croquet

• 一种在草坪上进行的运动，玩家用木槌击打木球，使球穿过草地上排列的一系列拱门（球门）。

A lawn game in which players use mallets to hit wooden balls through a series of hoops (wickets) embedded in the grass.

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1. Lawn gameB2formalsport

   A game played on a lawn in which players use mallets to hit wooden balls through hoops (wickets).

   槌球

   • They played croquet on the lawn during the garden party.
   • Croquet requires precision and careful aim.
   • The children learned how to play croquet from their grandparents.

• 动词，指在槌球游戏中用自己的球击打对手的球将其撞开。

A verb meaning to drive away an opponent's ball by striking one's own ball against it in the game of croquet.

1. Hit opponent's ballC1formalsport

   In the game of croquet, to strike one's own ball against an opponent's ball to move it.

   击打对手的球

   • He croqueted his opponent's ball out of bounds.
   • She carefully croqueted the red ball away from the wicket.
   • The player was penalized for failing to croquet properly.