每日一词【326】picket：抗议示威

今天我们要学的词是picket¹。 Picket, 是抗议示威的意思。美国编剧协会跟电影电视制作人联盟的谈判失败，决定举行抗议示威， "Writers in Los Angeles plan to picket outside of 14 studios until a new deal is reached." 在洛杉矶，剧作家们计划在14个制片公司外面抗议，直到达成新协议为止。

"The teachers picketed² outside of the school building to express their frustration³ over low wages," 教师们在校舍外示威，对低工资表示不满。"The pilots continue to picket because of benefit cuts," 飞机驾驶员们继续为抗议削减福利举行示威。好的，今天我们学习的词是picket...

1 picket   

n.纠察队；警戒哨；v.设置纠察线；布置警卫

参考例句：

• They marched to the factory and formed a picket.他们向工厂前进,并组成了纠察队。
• Some of the union members did not want to picket.工会的一些会员不想担任罢工纠察员。

2 picketed   

用尖桩围住（picket的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• They picketed the restaurant. 他们在饭馆外设置纠察。
• Humboldt riotously picketed Von Trenk but the play was a hit. 尽管洪堡肆意破坏《冯·特伦克》的上演，然而这个剧还是轰动一时。

3 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。