noun🔗Share栅栏桩，尖桩。 A stake driven into the ground."a picket fence"用栅栏桩围成的栅栏。propertymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share笞刑，立桩。 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 pickets as punishment, forced to stand on sharp stakes until they collapsed. "在严酷的军事训练中，士兵若有违抗命令，有时会面临立桩的惩罚，被迫站在尖桩上，直到体力不支倒下。lawactionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share雪锥，雪地锚桩 A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls."The mountaineer hammered the pickets deep into the icy slope for safety. "登山者为了安全起见，将雪锥深深地钉入冰冷的斜坡中。sporttechnicalitemChat 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 general ordered the pickets to be stationed around the perimeter of the camp to watch for any sign of the approaching enemy. "将军命令在营地周围部署警戒哨，以监视敌军来犯的任何迹象。militarypositionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share岗哨，哨兵 (sometimes figurative) A sentry."The security guards acted as pickets, watching the entrances for any suspicious activity. "保安们充当岗哨，留意着各个入口，观察是否有可疑活动。militarypolicepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share纠察队，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。politicsgovernmentsocietyworkorganizationeconomylawactionpositiongroupstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share皮克牌 The card game piquet."During the rainy afternoon, they decided to stay inside and play pickets. "在一个下雨的午后，他们决定待在屋里玩皮克牌。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 union workers picketed the factory to demand better wages. "工会工人组织罢工纠察，在工厂门口抗议示威，要求提高工资。politicsorganizationjobbusinesseconomyindustrysocietyworkactiondemandrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用尖桩围住，设置栅栏。 To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes."The construction crew picked the perimeter of the new playground with wooden pickets to keep children safe. "建筑工人用木头尖桩沿着新操场的周围设置了栅栏，以确保孩子们的安全。propertyarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拴住，用桩钉住。 To tether to, or as if to, a picket."to picket a horse"把马拴在桩子上propertyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share警戒，设岗哨。 To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket."The soldiers picketed the road leading to the town, preventing anyone from entering or leaving. "士兵们在通往城镇的道路上设岗警戒，阻止任何人进出。militarypolicewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用尖桩折磨，以尖木桩惩罚。 To torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.inhumansufferingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
