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picketing

UK //ˈpɪkɪtɪŋ//US //ˈpɪkɪtɪŋ//

词源

源自法语 'piquet'(尖桩),原指军事哨兵站岗的桩子,18世纪引申为罢工警戒行为。

noun

❶ 指工人或抗议者在工作场所或公共场所外站岗示威的行为,通常举着标语牌表达诉求,是罢工或抗议活动的常见形式。

“The workers organized picketing outside the factory to demand higher wages.”

(工人们在工厂外组织纠察,要求提高工资。)

“Peaceful picketing continued for weeks during the labor dispute.”

(在劳资纠纷期间,和平的纠察活动持续了数周。)

同义词:protest, demonstration, strike action

verb

❶ 进行纠察活动,指参与罢工或抗议时在特定地点站岗示威的行为。

“Union members were picketing the headquarters all morning.”

(工会成员整个上午都在总部外进行纠察。)

“They plan to start picketing at dawn tomorrow.”

(他们计划明天黎明开始纠察。)

同义词:protest, demonstrate, stand guard

常见短语

flying picket — 指流动纠察队,由罢工者组成的小组在不同地点快速移动以扩大抗议影响。

“Flying pickets traveled to other factories to spread the strike.”

(流动纠察队前往其他工厂扩大罢工影响。)

secondary picketing — 次级纠察,指针对与主要争议无关的第三方进行的抗议活动,在某些地区可能违法。

“The court ruled the secondary picketing was unlawful.”

(法院裁定次级纠察行为违法。)