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.

    (板球比賽中)擊球員因腿部阻擋球擊中球門而被判出局的情況,即所謂的腿截球。

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

      當你是板球新手時,關於腿截球的規則可能看起來相當複雜。

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

      她以72分出局,因為腿截球。

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

      儘管他認為球偏離了目標,但裁判仍判他腿截球出局。