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pickets

UK //ˈpɪkɪts//US //ˈpɪkɪts//

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。)

同义词:protesters, demonstrators, strikers, pales, stakes

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。)

同义词:protest, demonstrate, strike

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。)