新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

protest

英  [prəˈtest]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • protests

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 抗议

    A protest is the act of saying or showing publicly that you object to something.

    近义词

    demonstration , rally

    双语例句

    例:

    The opposition now seems too weak to stage any serious protests against the government.

    反对党现在似乎太弱小,无力组织什么针对政府的重大抗议。

    例:

    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。

    例:

    The unions called a two-hour strike in protest at the railway authority's announcement.

    工会号召罢工两小时以抗议铁路当局的通知。

    例:

    a protest march.

    一只抗议队伍。

    VERB. 动词
  • protests , protesting , protested

    1[I 不及物动词] 抗议

    If you protest against something or about something, you say or show publicly that you object to it. In American English, you usually say that you protest it.

    近义词

    challenge , object , revolt

    双语例句

    例:

    Groups of women took to the streets to protest against the arrests.

    妇女团体走上街头抗议这次逮捕。

    例:

    The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels.

    学生们对大学拥挤的住宿表示抗议。

    例:

    They were protesting soaring prices.

    他们在抗议不断飞涨的物价。

    2[T 及物动词] 断言

    If you protest that something is the case, you insist that it is the case, when other people think that it may not be.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    '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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