protest
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you protest something or protest against something, you say or show publicly that you object to it. 抗议
They were protesting soaring prices. 他们在抗议不断飞涨的物价。
2. N-VAR A protest is the act of saying or showing publicly that you object to something. 抗议
The opposition now seems too weak to stage any serious protests against the government. 反对党现在似乎太弱小,无力针对政府组织什么重大的抗议。
The Mexican president cancelled a trip to Texas in protest at the state's execution of a Mexican national. 墨西哥总统取消了得克萨斯之行,以抗议该州对一名墨西哥侨民的处决。
3. V-T If you protest that something is the case, you insist that it is the case, when other people think that it may not be. 断言
When we tried to protest that Mo was beaten up they didn't believe us. 当我们坚持说莫遭到了毒打时,他们都不相信。
"I never said any of that to her," he protested. “我从来没有对她说过那种话,”他断然否认。
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protest (protesting,protested,protests)
动词通常读作prəˈtɛst。名词、有时动词读作ˈprəʊtɛst。
剑桥词典
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- The authorities have put tanks on the streets to discourage any protest.
- My letter of protest was just a drop in the ocean .
- They believe only in peaceable , non-violent protest.
- The lecturers joined the protest march to show solidarity with their students .
- One member of the committee resigned in protest at the changes . 返回 protest
a strong complaint expressing disagreement , disapproval , or opposition
抗议;反对
Protests have been made/registered by many people who would be affected by the proposed changes . 许多将因拟议的改变而受影响的人举行了抗议活动。
A formal protest was made by the German team about their disqualification from the relay final . 德国队对他们被取消接力赛决赛资格一事提出了正式抗议。
Conservation groups have united in protest against the planned new road . 自然环境保护组织联合抗议计划建造的新公路。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing somewhere , shouting , carrying signs , etc.
抗议活动;抗议游行
a public protest against the war 反战的公开抗议活动
a peaceful /violent protest 和平/暴力的抗议活动
under protest
If something is done under protest, it is done unwillingly.
不情愿地
I only went to the meeting under protest. 我去开会是不情愿的。
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