
pickets
词源
源自法语'piquet',原意为'尖桩',17世纪进入英语后衍生出'警戒'的动词含义。
noun
❶ 指罢工或抗议活动中站在建筑物或场所入口处阻止他人进入的人群,通常举着标语表达诉求。
“The workers formed pickets outside the factory gates.”
(工人们在工厂大门外组成了纠察队。)
“Police kept watch as the pickets blocked the entrance.”
(警方在纠察队员封锁入口时保持监视。)
❶ 指围栏或栅栏的尖桩,通常由木头或金属制成,用于标记边界或提供防护。
“The white pickets around the garden looked charming.”
(花园周围的白色尖桩围栏看起来很迷人。)
“He repaired the broken pickets in the fence.”
(他修理了围栏上破损的尖桩。)
verb
❶ 指在罢工或抗议活动中担任纠察员,阻止人员进出或宣传诉求的行为。
“The nurses picketed the hospital for safer working conditions.”
(护士们在医院外纠察,要求更安全的工作环境。)
“Students picketed the administration building all week.”
(学生们整周都在行政大楼前进行纠察。)
常见短语
picket line — 指由罢工者组成的警戒线,旨在阻止他人进入工作场所或象征性表达抗议。
“No one crossed the picket line during the strike.”
(罢工期间没有人越过纠察线。)
picket fence — 一种由垂直尖桩组成的典型围栏样式,常见于住宅庭院,具有装饰和防护功能。
“The cottage was surrounded by a classic white picket fence.”
(小屋周围环绕着经典的白色尖桩篱笆。)