noun🔗Share桩，木桩 A stake driven into the ground."a picket fence"用木桩围成的栅栏 (Yòng mùzhuāng wéichéng de zhàlán)propertyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share立桩，尖桩刑罚。 A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake."During the harsh military training, soldiers who disobeyed orders sometimes faced the picket as punishment. "在严酷的军事训练中，士兵如果违反命令，有时会面临立桩的刑罚。lawhistorysufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share雪锥，冰镐。 A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls."The mountaineer used a picket to secure the rope before descending the icy slope. "登山者在下滑冰坡之前，用雪锥固定绳索。sportutensiltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share警戒哨，哨兵 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."The picket line of security guards prevented unauthorized entry into the building. "警戒哨的保安人员阻止了未经授权的人员进入大楼。militarywarpositionunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share哨兵，岗哨 (sometimes figurative) A sentry."The first picket of security guards arrived before dawn to secure the building. "第一批负责警戒的保安在黎明前就到达了，以确保大楼的安全。(Dì yī pī fùzé jǐngjiè de bǎo'ān zài límíng qián jiù dàodá le, yǐ quèbǎo dàlóu de ānquán.)militarypoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share纠察队员，警戒线 A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself."Pickets normally endeavor to be non-violent."纠察队员通常会努力保持非暴力。politicsgovernmentsocietyorganizationactionjobeconomyworklawindustrybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share皮克牌， pique牌 The card game piquet."My grandparents enjoy playing a game of piquet every afternoon after lunch. "我的祖父母每天午饭后都喜欢玩一局皮克牌 (pī kè pái)。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share罢工纠察，抗议示威 To protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment."The striking workers decided to picket the factory gates, hoping to discourage replacement workers from entering. "罢工的工人们决定在工厂大门前组织罢工纠察，抗议示威，希望以此阻止替代工人进入。politicsbusinesseconomysocietyworkjoborganizationactiongovernmentrightdemandlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用尖桩围住，设桩栅。 To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes."The construction crew picked the perimeter of the new schoolyard with wooden pickets to prevent trespassers. "施工队用木桩在新建的校园周围设桩栅，以防止擅自闯入者。propertyarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拴，系。 To tether to, or as if to, a picket."to picket a horse"把马拴在桩子上propertyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share警戒，设岗，站岗。 To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket."The soldiers picketed the perimeter of the training camp to prevent unauthorized entry. "士兵们在训练营周围设岗警戒，以防止未经授权的人员进入。militarypoliceactionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share钉桩，立桩惩罚 To torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake."Historical accounts describe soldiers being cruelly picketed as a form of punishment, forced to balance on a sharpened stake for hours. "历史记载中描述，士兵曾被残酷地钉桩惩罚，被迫单脚站在尖锐的木桩上长达数小时。inhumansufferingwaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
