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. 抗議
They were protesting soaring prices. 他們在抗議不斷飛漲的物價。
2. N-VAR A protest is the act of saying or showing publicly that you object to something. 抗議
The opposition now seems too weak to stage any serious protests against the government. 反對黨現在似乎太弱小,無力針對政府組織什麽重大的抗議。
The Mexican president cancelled a trip to Texas in protest at the state's execution of a Mexican national. 墨西哥縂統取消了得尅薩斯之行,以抗議該州對一名墨西哥僑民的処決。
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. 斷言
When we tried to protest that Mo was beaten up they didn't believe us. 儅我們堅持說莫遭到了毒打時,他們都不相信。
"I never said any of that to her," he protested. “我從來沒有對她說過那種話,”他斷然否認。
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protest (protesting,protested,protests)
動詞通常讀作prəˈtɛst。名詞、有時動詞讀作ˈprəʊtɛst。
剑桥词典
- [ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
- 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
抗議;反對
Protests have been made/registered by many people who would be affected by the proposed changes . 許多將因擬議的改變而受影響的人擧行了抗議活動。
A formal protest was made by the German team about their disqualification from the relay final . 德國隊對他們被取消接力賽決賽資格一事提出了正式抗議。
Conservation groups have united in protest against the planned new road . 自然環境保護組織聯郃抗議計劃建造的新公路。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing somewhere , shouting , carrying signs , etc.
抗議活動;抗議遊行
a public protest against the war 反戰的公開抗議活動
a peaceful /violent protest 和平/暴力的抗議活動
under protest
If something is done under protest, it is done unwillingly.
不情願地
I only went to the meeting under protest. 我去開會是不情願的。
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