picketing
picketing — 名詞
1. a form of protest in which people stand outside a workplace entrance with signs
糾察行動
在門口舉標語抗議的集體行動
a form of protest in which people stand outside a workplace entrance with signs and chants, trying to persuade others not to enter, usually as part of a labor strike
Lotte joined the picketing at the hospital gates after her shift was cut.
Lotte 在她的班表被砍之後，加入了醫院門口的糾察行動。
join picketing at [place]
The picketing outside the textile factory grew so loud that three local stations sent camera crews by noon.
紡織廠外的糾察行動聲勢浩大，三家地方電視台在中午前就派出了攝影團隊。
Min's union organized three days of picketing to demand safer working conditions.
Min 的工會組織了為期三天的糾察行動，要求更安全的工作條件。
The picketing carried on through a heavy downpour until the factory owner finally agreed to discuss wages.
糾察行動在大雨中持續進行，直到工廠老闆終於同意討論薪資問題。
Femi's video capturing the picketing outside the Lagos flour mill was shared by hundreds within hours.
Femi 拍攝拉哥斯麵粉廠外糾察行動的影片，幾小時內就被數百人轉發。
- protest
a broad term for any public show of opposition; picketing is one specific form that involves occupying an entrance
- demonstration
can be a march, rally, or sit-in; picketing is stationary and fixed to a single doorway or gate
- picket line
the physical row of people; often used to mean the activity of picketing, though it emphasizes the formation
文法句型
join / take part in / engage in + picketing
organize / stage + picketing
picketing + outside / at / near + [place]
picketing + during + [strike / dispute]
用法筆記
Picketing is normally peaceful and protected by law in many countries, but mass picketing — where large crowds physically block an entrance — may face legal restrictions. The activity is most common during labor strikes but also appears at political protests and campus disputes.
常見錯誤
picketing — 動詞
- picketingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- picketings3rd person singular
- picketinging-ing form
- picketingedpast simple
1. to stand or walk near the entrance of a workplace with others, holding signs and
進行糾察
在工作場所外抗議示威
to stand or walk near the entrance of a workplace with others, holding signs and chanting, to protest working conditions or support a strike
Andrew picketed the bank for two weeks after managers refused to discuss pay.
Andrew 在主管拒絕討論薪資後，對銀行進行了兩週的糾察。
picket + [place] for [duration]
Hoa and her coworkers have been picketing outside the main office since Monday.
Hoa 和她的同事從週一開始就在總辦公室外面進行糾察。
have been picketing outside [place]
The nurses picketed the clinic entrance, holding signs that read 'Safe Staffing Now.'
護士們在診所入口進行糾察，舉著寫有「安全人力配置」的牌子。
After learning suppliers were underpaid, Eri joined her coworkers to picket the distribution center.
Eri 得知供應商被壓低工資後，便和同事一起到物流中心進行糾察。
The cafeteria staff picketed near the school entrance while parents dropped off their children.
餐廳員工在家長送孩子上學時，於學校入口附近進行糾察。
- protest
much wider in meaning; you can protest by marching, writing, or speaking, not only by standing at a doorway
- demonstrate
similar breadth to protest; picketing is a specific, stationary form of demonstrating
- blockade
stronger and often implies force; picketing is usually peaceful, while a blockade suggests physically preventing access
文法句型
picket + [place / building]
picket + outside / near / at + [place]
be + picketing + [place]
用法筆記
When transitive, the object is the place being picketed (picket the factory, picket the entrance). When intransitive, a preposition is needed (picket outside, picket near the gates). The continuous form is common: 'They are picketing the warehouse.'
常見錯誤
2. to tie an animal to a stake driven into the ground, so it can graze without stra
拴繫於樁
用繩索將動物拴在木樁上
to tie an animal to a stake driven into the ground, so it can graze without straying
Tara picketed the mare by the old oak tree and went inside to wash up.
Tara 把母馬拴在老橡樹旁，然後進屋梳洗。
Obi drove a stake into the creek bank and picketed the goat where the grass grew thickest.
Obi 在溪岸邊打下一根木樁，把山羊拴在草長得最茂盛的地方。
drive a stake + and picket + animal + where [condition]
The herder picketed his cattle on long lines, shifting the stakes to fresh grass each morning.
牧人用長繩把牛群拴在木樁上，每天早晨再將樁子移到新鮮的草地上。
Before sitting down to eat, Soraya picketed the donkey near a patch of clover at the pasture's edge.
Soraya 在坐下吃飯之前，先把驢子拴在牧場邊緣的一叢三葉草旁。
文法句型
picket + [animal]
picket + [animal] + to + [stake / post]
用法筆記
This sense is rare in modern English and appears mainly in historical or agricultural writing. Do not confuse it with the protest meaning — the context (farming, animals, ropes) makes the meaning clear.