protest

['prəutest,prə'test]

n.抗议, 反对
v.抗议, 反对, 申明

vi.

1. 抗议, 反对[(+about/against/at)]

Crowds of pacifists protested against the war.

成群的和平主义者抗议这场战争。

2. 力言, 断言

vt.

1. 力言, 断言, 声明[+(that)]

The defendant protested that he had never been near the scene of the crime.

被告坚决声辩他从来没有在犯罪现场附近。

She protested that she had never done it.

她坚决声明她不曾做过那件事。

She protests her sinlessness.

她声明她是清白的。

2. 抗议, 声明, 对……提出异议, 反对

Many people protested the budget cuts.

许多人反对预算削减。

A large crowd protested the terrorization.

一大群人示威抗议暴力压制。

3. 【律】(书面)声明拒付(票据等)

词形变化

副词: protestingly | 名词: protester | 动词过去式: protested | 动词过去分词: protested | 动词现在分词: protesting | 动词第三人称单数: protests |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.抗议; 反对; 抱怨

object  squawk  dispute  challenge  dissent  disapprove  

反义:

vi.抗议, 反对

agree  support  

英英释义

名词 protest:

a formal and solemn declaration of objection

同义词：protestation

the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

同义词：objection, dissent

the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

动词 protest:

utter words of protest

express opposition through action or words

同义词：resist, dissent

affirm or avow formally or solemnly

短语词组

protest against

1. 对……提出抗议; 反对

We strongly protest against this remark of yours.

我们强烈抗议你说的这句话。

补充

protestprotest英:[ˈprəutest] 美:[ˈprotɛst ]n.1.抗议; 反对I can't pass the matter by without a protest.我不能对此事视而不见, 我要提出抗议。 [prəˈtest]vt. & vi.1.声明; 抗议They were formally protesting.他们正式提出抗议。He protested the decision made by the committee.他抗议委员会做出的决议。The accused man protested his innocence.被告申明自己是无辜的。

例句

1. a protest against the company's tests on live animals对该公司进行动物活体实验的公开抗议 2. The unions joined in the protests against the government's proposals.工会也一起公开抗议政府的提案。 3. Lawyers claim that it was signed under protest.律师声称那是在不得已的情况下签署的。 4. He ignored their protests.他无视他们的异议。 5. without a squeak of protest没有任何异议 6. Councillors walked out of the meeting in protest.政务会委员退出会场以示抗议。 7. She resigned in protest at the public service reforms.她为抗议公共服务改革辞职了。 8. They're protesting about working conditions.他们正在对工作条件提出抗议。 9. Students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels.大学生正在抗议宿舍过于拥挤。 10. Groups of women took to the streets to protest against the arrests.成群结队的妇女上街抗议逮捕行动。 11. He picked up the cat before Rosa could protest.罗莎还没来得及反对, 他就抱起了猫。 12. He has always protested his innocence.他一直申辩自己是无辜的。 13. She protested that she was a patriot, not a collaborator.她申辩说自己是爱国者而不是卖国贼。 14. 'I never said any of that to her,' he protested.“我从来没有对她说过那种话。”他争辩道。 15. leaflets protesting Dr King's murder强烈抗议金博士遭谋杀的传单 16. Peace Now, the Israeli protest movement“即刻和平”, 以色列的抗议运动 17. a protest march through the streets大街上的抗议游行 18. a large crowd protesting the war反对这场战争的一大群人 19. She protested that she had never seen the accused man before.她申明说她以前从未见过这个被指控的男子。 20. She protested about the expense.她对这项支出强烈反对。 21. You don't have to protest so much.你不必这样断言。 22. the British team lodged an official protest.英国队正式提出抗议。 23. [mass noun]two senior scientists resigned in protest.两名资深科学家辞职以示抗议。 24. [as modifier]a protest march.示威游行。 25. she wouldn't let him pay and he didn't protest too much.她不让他付账，他也没怎么太反对。 26. doctors and patients protested against plans to cut services at the hospital.医生和病人都公开表示反对削减医院服务的计划。 27. the workers were protesting economic measures enacted a week earlier.工人们对前一周制定的经济措施提出抗议。 28. [with direct speech]‘I'm not being coy!’ Lucy protested.“我不是忸怩作态！”露茜声辩道。 29. [with obj.]she has always protested her innocence.她一向声言自己无辜。 30. ‘I'm only here under protest,’ Jenna said shortly.“我是被迫来的，”詹纳不耐烦地说。 31. The union organized a protest against the redundancies.工会组织了抗议行动，反对裁员。 32. Fiona agreed to pay in the end but only under protest.菲奥纳最后同意付款，但并不情愿。 33. protesters blocked the road outside the factory.抗议者堵住工厂外面的道路。 34. The victim's family protested at/against the judge's sentence.受害者家人对法官的判决表示抗议。 35. There is no use protesting. I will not change my mind.反对无用，我不会改变主意的。 36. The coach protested the referee's call.教练不服裁判的裁决。 37. The decision was protested by dozens of people.这项决定遭到许多人的反对。 38. Students protested at the civil rights rally.学生们在民权集会上抗议。 39. They were protesting against the death penalty.他们强烈反对死刑。 40. Peace activists protested the war.和平主义者坚决反对这场战争。 41. The defendant protested [=declared] his innocence in court.被告在法庭上坚称自己是无辜的。 42. She protested that the law was unfair.她坚持说这项法规是不公平的。 43. “But I'm innocent!” he protested.“但我是无辜的！”他申辩说。 44. student protesters学生抗议者 45. He heard protests from the crowd.他听到了人群中的抗议声。 46. She told him to go to bed despite his protests that he wasn't tired.尽管他坚持说不累，她还是要他去睡觉。 47. There were cries/howls of protest when the verdict was announced.裁决宣布时出现了一阵反对的呼喊声。 48. The suspect surrendered his gun without protest.嫌疑犯没有任何反抗就缴枪投降了。 49. She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest.她对他们的决定非常失望，以至于以辞职表示抗议。 50. He paid the fine under protest. [=he paid the fine although he objected to it]他不情愿地交了罚款。 51. The students launched/held/staged a protest against the tuition increase.学生们发起了反对学费上涨的抗议活动。 52. an antiwar protest反战抗议 53. a protest march/demonstration/rally抗议游行/示威/集会