| 单词 | picket |
| 释义 | Word Frequency picket(ˈpɪkɪt) noun 1. a pointed stake, post, or peg that is driven into the ground to support a fence, provide a marker for surveying, etc 2. an individual or group that stands outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc 3. Also: picquet a small detachment of troops or warships positioned towards the enemy to give early warning of attack verb 4. to post or serve as pickets at (a factory, embassy, etc) let's go and picket the shop 5. to guard (a main body or place) by using or acting as a picket 6. (transitive) to fasten (a horse or other animal) to a picket 7. (transitive) to fence (an area, boundary, etc) with pickets Derived forms picketer (ˈpicketer) noun Word origin C18: from French piquet, from Old French piquer to prick; see pike2 |
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