wicket

Defending his wicket watchfully, the last man is playing out time.

最后一名球员小心地守着他三柱，直到比赛结束。

Buy your tickets at this wicket.

请在此窗口买。

I might be on a sticky wicket if I used that line.

如果当时走那条线话，也许就会处境不利。

Don’t be too confident about getting the contract. After our problems with the last one we’re on a sticky wicket there.

不要太自信会得到那份合同。自从上一份合同出了问题之后，就处境困难。