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picket

/ˈpɪkɪt/ American
Picture: picket
  • n. 桩, 纠察队
  • v. 设纠察线, 用尖桩围住
Definition
  • n. a pointed post used as a fence, or a group of people protesting outside a workplace
  • v. to stand outside a place to protest, or 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。