Word · Frequency #10545
pickets
尖桩；栅栏桩
pickets is the plural of picket.
a pointed stake or post driven into the ground, as in a fence
- 1.
A stake driven into the ground.
插入地面的桩。
- 2.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
受雇守望某个预期事件的人
- 3.
A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls.
登山中插入雪中用作锚或止滑的工具
- 4.
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
守卫军队以防突袭的分遣队
- 5.
One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.
部署在阵地前线的士兵或部队以警告敌人进攻；或执行类似功能的任何单位(如飞机或船只)。
- 6.
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
劳工组织派在工作场所外的抗议者
- 7.
A sentry.
哨兵
- 8.
A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.
罢工期间在办公室、工作场所等外面抗议的抗议者(通常为复数)；也指抗议活动本身。
- 9.
The card game piquet.
纸牌游戏 piquet
罢工纠察队员；纠察；哨兵；警戒哨；警戒部队；（登山用的）冰雪固定桩；皮克牌（一种纸牌游戏）；插入地面的桩。
In use
The workers formed a picket line outside the factory.
Several pickets were arrested for blocking the entrance.
The company hired security to confront the pickets.
the pickets + [verb] + [prepositional phrase]
指抗议人员时常用复数形式；常用动词有 stand、gather、wait 等。
The pickets stood outside the factory all morning.
纠察队员整个上午都站在工厂外面。
cross a/the picket line
picket line 是罢工或抗议时设置的纠察线；cross the picket line 是固定搭配。
She refused to cross the picket line.
她拒绝越过纠察线。
be on picket duty
picket duty 常见于军事或安保语境，指站岗放哨。
Connections
Collocations
- picket line
- 纠察线；罢工纠察线
- The workers formed a picket line outside the factory gate.工人们在工厂大门外组成了纠察线。
- picket fence
- 尖桩栅栏
- A white picket fence stood in front of the old house.老房子前立着一道白色尖桩栅栏。
- picket duty
- 警戒任务；哨兵勤务
- The platoon took turns on picket duty during the night.这个排夜间轮流执行警戒任务。
- picket sign
- 抗议标语牌
- The strikers held up picket signs as the buses passed.公交车经过时，罢工者举起抗议标语牌。
Idioms & figurative uses
- cross the picket line
- 越过纠察线（指在罢工期间去上班或不支持罢工者）The union warned that anyone who crossed the picket line would be fined.工会警告说，任何越过纠察线的人都将被罚款。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象罢工者把尖桩(picket)钉在厂门口，组成纠察线——picket 既是木桩，也是抗议的纠察员。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：labor strike/picket line、fence construction、military sentry duty、mountaineering 作为名词，picket 有多个含义。其中‘尖桩’和‘罢工纠察队员/纠察’比较常见。‘尖桩’多用于围栏、木桩等具体场景；‘纠察’多用于罢工、抗议活动。另可指‘哨兵’或‘登山锚’，分别用于军事和登山语境。语气通常中性，具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
picket /ˈpɪkət/ 与 ticket、wicket、cricket、thicket 押韵，重读元音都是 /ɪ/，后续部分都是 /kət/。pocket /ˈpɑːkət/ 和 bucket /ˈbʌkət/ 拼写相近但不押韵，因为重读元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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