"pickets" in Chinese (Simplified)
示威者木桩
Definition
“Pickets” 指的是在工作场所外抗议的人，通常是在罢工期间。它也可以指用来搭建围栏的短木桩。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Pickets” 在示威或罢工语境下通常指抗议者；在描述围栏时则是指木桩。‘Picket line’ 是常见表达，表示罢工人群所站的位置。不要与 “tickets” (票) 或 “pockets” (口袋) 混淆。
Examples
The pickets stood outside the factory all morning.
**示威者**整个早上都站在工厂外。
We need more pickets for the new fence.
我们需要更多**木桩**来做新围栏。
The police watched the pickets closely.
警察密切观察了**示威者**。
Some workers joined the pickets to show their support.
有些工人与**示威者**一起表示支持。
He painted all the pickets on the old garden gate.
他把旧花园门的所有**木桩**都刷了一遍。
Crossing the pickets made some people nervous.
有人穿越**示威者**时感到紧张。