picket fence
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɪk.ɪt ˌfens/us/ˈpɪk.ɪt ˌfens/atypeoflowfencemade of arowofflatsticksthat arepointedat thetopand oftenpaintedwhite, which isseenastypicalof acomfortable,traditionalAmericanhome:
尖桩篱栅She and herhusbandinstalledapicketfencetocreateasafeplayspaceintheirbackyard.为了给孩子提供一个安全的游乐空间,她和丈夫一起给后院围了一圈尖桩篱笆。
"Part of the Americandreamis to have thehouseand thewhitepicketfencein thesuburbs," Segal said.“美国梦的内涵之一,就是在郊区拥有一栋房子,围着白色的尖篱笆,”西格尔说道。
You need tomeetme tounderstandmy "normal" isn't awhitepicketfence, adogand 2.4kids.你得来我家看看,才会知道我所追求的“典型家庭”并不是围着白色尖篱笆的房子,也没有一条狗和英国人口普查里所说的平均2.4个孩子。
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Parts of buildings: fences & rails
- balustrade
- banister
- bannister
- barbed wire
- barricade
- barrier
- crush barrier
- fence
- fencesomethingin
- fencesomethingoff
- fencing
- finial
- guard rail
- handrail
- hoarding
- Jersey barrier
- paling
- palisade
- shark fence
- windbreak