
pickett
词源
源自17世纪法语'piquet',原意为'尖桩',后引申为'哨兵',因早期警戒哨常用尖桩作为防御工事。
noun
❶ 指军事中的警戒哨或哨兵,通常由少数士兵组成,负责警戒特定区域或路线。
“The soldiers set up a pickett to guard the entrance to the camp.”
(士兵们设立了一个警戒哨来守卫营地的入口。)
“The pickett reported no enemy movement during the night.”
(警戒哨报告夜间没有敌军活动。)
❶ 指罢工或抗议活动中设置的纠察线,由参与者组成以阻止他人进入或工作。
“The workers formed a pickett outside the factory gates.”
(工人们在工厂大门外组成了纠察线。)
“Police monitored the pickett to ensure no violence occurred.”
(警方监视着纠察线以确保不发生暴力事件。)
verb
❶ 指设置警戒哨或纠察线的行为,通常用于军事或劳工行动中。
“The troops were ordered to pickett the perimeter of the base.”
(部队受命在基地周边设置警戒哨。)
“Union members will pickett the construction site starting tomorrow.”
(工会成员将从明天开始在建筑工地设置纠察线。)
常见短语
on pickett duty — 指正在执行警戒或纠察任务的状态,强调某人当前的工作职责。
“Private Johnson is on pickett duty until 0600 hours.”
(列兵约翰逊的警戒任务持续到早上六点。)
run the pickett — 军事俚语,指成功突破敌方警戒线的行动,常用于突击作战情境。
“The special forces team managed to run the pickett undetected.”
(特种部队小队成功突破了警戒线而未被发现。)