- [singular] (informal)
a loud unpleasant noise 喧哗；吵闹 Extra ExamplesHe had to shout over the racket. 他不得不大声喊叫以盖过噪声。 I heard a racket coming from upstairs. 我听见楼上传来吵闹声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- frightful
- infernal
- …
- make
- hear
- above the racket
- over the racket
- [countable] (informal)
a dishonest or illegal way of getting money 诈骗；勒索 a protection/extortion/drugs, etc. racket 收取保护费、敲诈、贩毒等勾当
Extra ExamplesHe set up a protection racket and demanded thousands of pounds from local shopkeepers. 他开始了收取保护费的勾当并从当地店主那里敲诈了数千英镑。 The gang operated an illegal immigration racket. 这伙人从事非法移民勾当。 a racket in stolen goods 赃物的非法买卖 They believe that he was the victim of a protection racket. 他们认为他是一起敲诈保护费勾当的受害者。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extortion
- numbers
- protection
- …
- operate
- run
- be involved in
- …
- in a/the racket
- racket in
- (also racquet)[countable]
a piece of sports equipment used for hitting the ball, etc. in the games of tennis, squash or badminton. It has an oval frame, with strings stretched across and down it. （网球、壁球、羽毛球等的）球拍 
Extra Examplescompare batTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsb1He smashed his racket into the clay 他把球拍摔到红土场地上。 McEnroe received a warning for racket abuse in the second set. 第二盘时，麦肯罗因发脾气乱摔球拍而受到警告。 You should restring your racket twice a year. 你应该一年重拍两次。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- badminton
- squash
- tennis
- …
- swing
- smash
- sports
- abuse
- rackets, racquets[uncountable]
a game for two or four people, similar to squash, played with rackets and a small hard ball in a court with four walls 墙网球 CultureThe game of rackets first became popular in the 18th century in England, and is now played mainly at a few boys' public schools. squash is a similar game that developed from rackets, and is played in a smaller court with a softer ball.
Word Originsenses 3 to 4 early 16th cent.: from French raquette, via Italian from Arabic rāḥa, rāḥat- ‘palm of the hand’.senses 1 to 2 mid 16th cent.: perhaps imitative of clattering.