protests

英 [prəˈtests]

美 [prəˈtests]

n.  抗议; 抗议书(或行动); 反对
v.  (公开)反对; 抗议; 坚决地表示; 申辩
protest的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /prə'test/. The noun is pronounced /'prəʊtest/. 动词读作 /prə'test/，名词读作 /'prəʊtest/。


• VERB 抗议；提出异议；反对
  If youprotest againstsomething oraboutsomething, you say or show publicly that you object to it. In American English, you usually say that youprotestit.
  1. 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。
  2. The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels...
     学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。
  3. They were protesting soaring prices...
     他们抗议物价暴涨。
  4. He picked up the cat before Rosa could protest.
     未等罗莎表示异议，他就抱起了猫。
• N-VAR 抗议；反对
  Aprotestis the act of saying or showing publicly that you object to something.
  1. The opposition now seems too weak to stage any serious protests against the government...
     反对党现在似乎势力非常弱小，无法针对政府发起真正的抗议。
  2. The unions called a two-hour strike in protest at the railway authority's announcement.
     各工会号召罢工两小时，以对铁路当局所发通告表示抗议。
  3. ...a protest march.
     抗议游行
• VERB 申辩；申明
  If youprotest thatsomething is the case, you insist that it is the case, when other people think that it may not be.
  1. When we tried to protest that Mo was beaten up they didn't believe us...
     我们试图申明莫遭到了毒打，他们却不相信我们。
  2. 'I never said any of that to her,' he protested...
     “我从来没有对她那么说过，”他申辩道。
  3. He has always protested his innocence.
     他一直申辩自己是无辜的。
• N-COUNT 申明；声明；断言
  Aprotest thatsomething is true is a strong declaration that it is true.
  1. That was how she usually dealt with their protests that she was spoiling her grandchildren.
     当他们坚持说她是在溺爱孙儿，她通常会作出那样的回应。

双语例句

• The protests are a delayed reaction to last week's announcement.
  这些抗议是对上周通告迟延了的反应。
• The ruling provoked protests from US politicians and lobby groups.
  这一裁决引发了美国政治人士和游说团体的抗议。
• The Prime Minister has called for national unity in the face of the violent anti-government protests
  面对强烈的反政府抗议，首相呼吁全国团结一致。
• The racial killings at the weekend have triggered off a wave of protests throughout the country.
  周末的种族杀戮导致了全国性的抗议浪潮。
• Students used the death of political activists as a rallying point for anti-government protests.
  学生们利用政治活动家的遇害号召大家进行反政府抗议活动。
• I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests
  我很遗憾美国也加入了这一抗议的行列。
• The protests had been non-political by nature
  这些抗议活动不带政治色彩。
• The opposition now seems too weak to stage any serious protests against the government
  反对党现在似乎势力非常弱小，无法针对政府发起真正的抗议。
• Mr Beazer tried to calm the protests by promising to keep the company's base in Pittsburgh.
  比泽先生承诺仍将公司总部设在匹兹堡，以求平息抗议。
• The decision triggered angry protests in Athens.
  该决定在雅典引发了愤怒的抗议。