leg before wicket

Related to word: leg

Idiom

Definition

  1. In cricket, a situation where a batter is out because their leg has prevented the ball from hitting the wicket.

    (板球比赛中)击球员因腿部阻挡球击中球门而被判出局的情况,即所谓的腿截球。

    • The rules regarding leg before wicket can seem quite intricate when you are new to cricket.

      当你是板球新手时,关于腿截球的规则可能看起来相当复杂。

    • She was dismissed for 72 runs, out leg before wicket.

      她以72分出局,因为腿截球。

    • Despite his belief that the ball was veering off target, the umpire gave him out leg before wicket.

      尽管他认为球偏离了目标,但裁判仍判他腿截球出局。