pickets
US /ˈpɪkɪts/
UK /ˈpɪkɪts/
複数名詞
1.
ピケ, デモ隊
people standing outside a workplace or other venue as a protest or to deter others from entering during a strike
例:
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The striking workers formed pickets outside the factory.
ストライキ中の労働者たちは工場の外にピケを張った。
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Police were called to disperse the unruly pickets.
警察は手に負えないピケを解散させるために呼ばれた。
2.
杭, 柵
pointed stakes or posts, especially those used in a fence or barrier
例:
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The garden was surrounded by wooden pickets.
庭は木製の杭で囲まれていた。
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They hammered the pickets into the ground to mark the boundary.
彼らは境界を示すために杭を地面に打ち込んだ。
動詞
ピケを張る, デモをする
to stand or march as a picket
例:
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The union members decided to picket the company headquarters.
組合員たちは会社の本社前でピケを張ることを決定した。
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They will picket the store every day until their demands are met.
彼らは要求が満たされるまで毎日店をピケするだろう。
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