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picket

/ˈpɪkɪt/ American
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  • n. 纠察队
  • n. 桩
  • n. 哨兵, 警戒兵
  • v. 设纠察线
  • v. 用尖桩围住
Definition
  • n. a group of people protesting outside a workplace
  • n. a pointed post used as a fence
  • n. a soldier or guard assigned to keep watch
  • v. to stand outside a place to protest
  • v. to guard or enclose it with posts
Example
Workers formed a picket line outside the factory this morning.
今天早上,工人们在工厂外组成了一条纠察线。