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词汇 placard
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Definition of placard in English:

placard

noun ˈplakɑːd
  • A printed or handwritten notice or sign for public display, either fixed to a wall or carried during a demonstration.

    布告,海报,告示牌;标语牌

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Similarly, a placard carrying a message on road safety has been displayed at the Time Keeper's office in every depot.
    • The article says that his followers already have the placards for the demonstrations printed up and stored for use.
    • Each person was forced to sign an agreement not to carry placards or banners, shout slogans, or wear clothes with written words of complaint.
    • The Metro stations are tidy, the advertising placards on the walls are artistic and very French.
    • One demonstrator even carried a placard saying ‘Self employed worker on strike’.
    • There were one or two pro-hunting demonstrators carrying placards saying polls showed a majority in favour of hunting.
    • Workers carried banners and placards accusing employers of using unemployment to drive down wages and conditions.
    • It was a schoolroom by day and on each of the four walls there were placards on which were written the four main verbs: do, make, say and think.
    • Teachers carried banners and placards calling for the right to organise and to strike.
    • Students painted their bodies with slogans or carried hand-written placards condemning the drive to war.
    • The workers waved placards during an hour-long public demonstration in the central city, and will continue doing so twice a week.
    • The protestors were carrying banners and placards and they were raising slogans against the government and the security forces.
    • Workers carried placards and banners, and raised slogans against privatisation and increases in electricity prices.
    • We have thrown all our resources into ensuring posters, placards and stickers carrying the anti-war message are out across Britain.
    • The protest march, which was over a mile and a half long, included tractors, farm machinery and farmers carrying placards.
    • The students carried placards and posters on water conservation.
    • Instead, anyone who wants to take part carries on with their normal day, but carries a placard or banner while out and about.
    • This positive value was most eloquently summed up in a placard carried by a pregnant demonstrator in New York City on February 15th, 2003.
    • They come to a placard mounted on the wall, displaying a map of the Palace's three floors.
    • Protesters carried banners and placards denouncing the move.
    Synonyms
    notice, poster, public notice, sign, bill, sticker, advertisement
    banner
    French affiche
    informal ad
    British informal advert
verb ˈplakɑːd
[with object]
  • Cover with notices.

    贴布告(或海报、告示)于

    they were placarding the town with posters

    他们正在城里到处贴海报。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fear of the disease then justified measures ranging from placarding houses to forced isolation of patients in special institutions.
    • Pilots were instructed to observe placarded dive speeds and angles and to watch for nose-heaviness and buffeting which were the first indications of compressibility.
    • Famously, this film was banned in Swansea but not in Cardiff, so busloads of eager Welsh heathen were transported daily betwixt the two heaving metropolises to watch it, then placarded on their return.
    • Mechanics placarded the autopilot as inoperative, though they did not pull or safety the circuit breaker.
    • While many important airspeeds are on the airspeed indicator or placarded nearby, there's one speed many pilots forget to pay attention to: Vg (best glide).
    • The extended nose includes a 20-cu-ft baggage compartment that, like the existing 22-cu-ft rear baggage compartment, is placarded for 200 lb.
    • Perhaps, some day, his own name might be placarded on the walls of London.
    • When I went through the Brandenburg Gate, it was scaffolded and shrouded and placarded and jackhammered, and I had to push through a countercurrent of girls parading their lovely selves through a temporary narrow passage of plywood.
    • But no one in authority seems to care, and one of these days, you may find on our lunch hour, teachers are placarding the Tarouba Road out of frustration.
    • Quite apart from his agents, who are everywhere, the country is placarded with his portraits in a variety of roles.
    • The manufactures and certification bodies cannot be blamed for failures that occur outside the placarded limits of our gliders!
    • Under constraint of time and the non-availability of the appropriate placards, the contractor decided to transport the explosives without properly placarding their vehicle, a direct violation of safety standards.
    • Pesticide storage areas should be placarded and locked away from children, irresponsible adults and animals.

Origin

Late 15th century (denoting a warrant or licence): from Old French placquart, from plaquier 'to plaster, lay flat', from Middle Dutch placken. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th century.

Rhymes

Jacquard

Definition of placard in US English:

placard

noun
  • A poster or sign for public display, either fixed to a wall or carried during a demonstration.

    布告,海报,告示牌;标语牌

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Students painted their bodies with slogans or carried hand-written placards condemning the drive to war.
    • The students carried placards and posters on water conservation.
    • Workers carried placards and banners, and raised slogans against privatisation and increases in electricity prices.
    • The article says that his followers already have the placards for the demonstrations printed up and stored for use.
    • The protestors were carrying banners and placards and they were raising slogans against the government and the security forces.
    • Similarly, a placard carrying a message on road safety has been displayed at the Time Keeper's office in every depot.
    • One demonstrator even carried a placard saying ‘Self employed worker on strike’.
    • They come to a placard mounted on the wall, displaying a map of the Palace's three floors.
    • Each person was forced to sign an agreement not to carry placards or banners, shout slogans, or wear clothes with written words of complaint.
    • The protest march, which was over a mile and a half long, included tractors, farm machinery and farmers carrying placards.
    • Workers carried banners and placards accusing employers of using unemployment to drive down wages and conditions.
    • We have thrown all our resources into ensuring posters, placards and stickers carrying the anti-war message are out across Britain.
    • There were one or two pro-hunting demonstrators carrying placards saying polls showed a majority in favour of hunting.
    • The workers waved placards during an hour-long public demonstration in the central city, and will continue doing so twice a week.
    • Teachers carried banners and placards calling for the right to organise and to strike.
    • Protesters carried banners and placards denouncing the move.
    • Instead, anyone who wants to take part carries on with their normal day, but carries a placard or banner while out and about.
    • This positive value was most eloquently summed up in a placard carried by a pregnant demonstrator in New York City on February 15th, 2003.
    • It was a schoolroom by day and on each of the four walls there were placards on which were written the four main verbs: do, make, say and think.
    • The Metro stations are tidy, the advertising placards on the walls are artistic and very French.
    Synonyms
    notice, poster, public notice, sign, bill, sticker, advertisement
verb
[with object]
  • Cover with placards.

    贴布告(或海报、告示)于

    they were placarding the town with posters

    他们正在城里到处贴海报。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pilots were instructed to observe placarded dive speeds and angles and to watch for nose-heaviness and buffeting which were the first indications of compressibility.
    • Pesticide storage areas should be placarded and locked away from children, irresponsible adults and animals.
    • Mechanics placarded the autopilot as inoperative, though they did not pull or safety the circuit breaker.
    • Perhaps, some day, his own name might be placarded on the walls of London.
    • Quite apart from his agents, who are everywhere, the country is placarded with his portraits in a variety of roles.
    • But no one in authority seems to care, and one of these days, you may find on our lunch hour, teachers are placarding the Tarouba Road out of frustration.
    • The manufactures and certification bodies cannot be blamed for failures that occur outside the placarded limits of our gliders!
    • While many important airspeeds are on the airspeed indicator or placarded nearby, there's one speed many pilots forget to pay attention to: Vg (best glide).
    • Under constraint of time and the non-availability of the appropriate placards, the contractor decided to transport the explosives without properly placarding their vehicle, a direct violation of safety standards.
    • When I went through the Brandenburg Gate, it was scaffolded and shrouded and placarded and jackhammered, and I had to push through a countercurrent of girls parading their lovely selves through a temporary narrow passage of plywood.
    • Famously, this film was banned in Swansea but not in Cardiff, so busloads of eager Welsh heathen were transported daily betwixt the two heaving metropolises to watch it, then placarded on their return.
    • The extended nose includes a 20-cu-ft baggage compartment that, like the existing 22-cu-ft rear baggage compartment, is placarded for 200 lb.
    • Fear of the disease then justified measures ranging from placarding houses to forced isolation of patients in special institutions.

Origin

Late 15th century (denoting a warrant or license): from Old French placquart, from plaquier ‘to plaster, lay flat’, from Middle Dutch placken. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th century.

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