card game, 1640s, from French piquet, picquet (16c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps a diminutive of pic "pick, pickaxe, pique," from phrase faire pic, a term said to be used in the game.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Nelson Piquet, three times world champion, was grievously injured.
三度獲得世界冠軍的尼爾森·皮奎特受了重傷。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Piquet salutes the general's advent with neat pose.
哨兵以規(guī)整的姿勢(shì)迎接將軍的到來(lái).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. That night Miss Crawley and Miss Briggs indulged in a game of piquet instead of sermons.
那天晚上,克勞萊小姐和布立葛絲小姐不讀樸底俄斯宣讀的訓(xùn)戒,卻玩了一會(huì)兒紙牌.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Mr. Hurst and Mr. Bingley were at piquet, and Mrs. Hurst was observing their game.