protest

US [prəˈtest, ˈproʊˌtest]
UK [prəˈtest]
  • n.抗议；反对；抗议书（或行动）
  • v.抗议；（公开）反对；坚决地表示；申辩
  • Web拒绝证书；拒付证书；提出抗议
Simple Present：protests  Present Participle：protesting  Past Tense：protested  

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protest
n.
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抗议；抗议书（或行动）；反对the expression of strong disagreement with or opposition to sth; a statement or an action that shows this
The director resigned in protest at the decision.
主任辞职以示抗议这项决定。
The announcement raised a storm of protest .
这个声明引起了一场抗议风潮。
a protest march
抗议游行
She accepted the charge without protest .
她一声未吭地接受了指控。
The workers staged a protest against the proposed changes in their contracts.
工人们发起抗议，反对拟议中的对他们合同的修改。
The building work will go ahead, despite protests from local residents.
尽管当地居民反对，建筑工程将照样进行。
The riot began as a peaceful protest.
暴乱是从一场和平抗议开始的。
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She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.
她无奈之下写了一封致歉信。
under protest
无奈地；不服气地；不甘心地unwillingly and after expressing disagreement
She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.
她无奈之下写了一封致歉信。
v.
1.
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（公开）反对；抗议to say or do sth to show that you disagree with or disapprove of sth, especially publicly
Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
学生们走上街头，抗议这项决定。
The victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.
受害人的遗孀抗议判决太轻。
There's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.
抗议没有用，我决不改变主意。
They fully intend to protest the decision.
他们决意反对这项决定。
2.
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坚决地表示；申辩to say firmly that sth is true, especially when you have been accused of sth or when other people do not believe you
She has always protested her innocence .
她一直坚持说自己是无辜的。
He protested that the journey was too far by car.
他坚持说路途太远，不宜开汽车去。
‘That's not what you said earlier!’ Jane protested.
“你当初不是这么说的！”简争辩说。

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The trouble started in an area of north London, when a peaceful protest over the shooting by police of a black suspect turned violent.
暴乱由伦敦北部的一个区开始，一场反对警察射杀黑人嫌犯的和平示威游行突然转变成暴力事件。
bào luàn yóu lún dūn běi bù de yī gè qū kāi shǐ , yī chǎng fǎn duì jǐng chá shè shā hēi rén xián fàn de hé píng shì wēi yóu xíng tū rán zhuǎn biàn chéng bào lì shì jiàn 。
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Kume Island Town Council the same day interim meeting on the matter, and unanimously adopted a resolution to protest this.
久米岛町议会当天就此事召开临时会议，并一致通过了对此进行抗议的决议。
jiǔ mǐ dǎo tǐng yì huì dāng tiān jiù cǐ shì zhào kāi lín shí huì yì , bìng yí zhì tōng guò le duì cǐ jìn xíng kàng yì de jué yì 。
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Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.
讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。
fěng cì wǎng wǎng shì yī zhǒng duì bù gōng zhèng de kàng yì xíng shì 。
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The incident aroused strong reactions Pakistan, the Pakistani government were to strongly protest against the United States and NATO.
这一事件引起巴方强烈反应，巴政府分别向美国和北约提出强烈抗议。
zhè yī shì jiàn yǐn qǐ bā fāng qiáng liè fǎn yìng , bā zhèng fǔ fēn bié xiàng měi guó hé běi yuē tí chū qiáng liè kàng yì 。
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There is no doubt that more Chinese will lose their beloved family members with tears for his future " nonviolent " protest.
毫无疑问，在鞑赖未来“非暴力抗争”中，更多的中国人将会为失去他们所爱的亲人生命流泪。
háo wú yí wèn , zài dá lài wèi lái " fēi bào lì kàng zhēng " zhōng , gèng duō de zhōng guó rén jiāng huì wèi shī qù tā men suǒ ài de qīn rén shēng mìng liú lèi 。
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The two had been stopped and patted down on their way to protest against an arms show in London in 2003.
2003年，这两人在去抗议伦敦一个武器展的路上被警察盘查。
èr líng líng sān nián , zhè liǎng rén zài qù kàng yì lún dūn yī gè wǔ qì zhǎn de lù shang bèi jǐng chá pán chá 。
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And Mr Wang suddenly went silent, as if he had gone on strike to protest against the long hours he had to sing.
而王先生忽然似乎是在抱怨我让他唱那么长的时间，居然忽然之间安静了下来。
ér wáng xiān sheng hū rán sì hū shì zài bào yuàn wǒ ràng tā chàng nà me cháng de shí jiān , jū rán hū rán zhī jiān ān jìng le xià lái 。
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In a phone interview, Connolly said he'd been trying to protest a planned change in local tax rules.
克龙尼后来在电话采访中说，他这样做是为了抗议当地即将更改的一项税收规定。
kè lóng ní hòu lái zài diàn huà cǎi fǎng zhōng shuō , tā zhè yàng zuò shì wèi le kàng yì dāng dì jí jiāng gēng gǎi de yī xiàng shuì shōu guī dìng 。
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Although I kept silent, she would see a kind of protest in my cold eyes, and a spirit of defiance, and a sort of pressure for her.
虽然我只能坚持沉默，但她完全能从我那一双冰冷的眼睛里感到一种反抗，一种永不屈服的精神和带给她的一种无形的压力。
suī rán wǒ zhǐ néng jiān chí chén mò , dàn tā wán quán néng cóng wǒ nà yì shuāng bīng lěng de yǎn jing lǐ gǎn dào yī zhǒng fǎn kàng , yī zhǒng yǒng bù qū fú de jīng shén hé dài gěi tā de yī zhǒng wú xíng de yā lì 。
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But the Act also provided that this right would be protected through a written protest procedure rather than a trial-type hearing.
但该法还规定，此项权利须通过书面抗议程序而非审判式听证予以保障。
dàn gāi fǎ hái guī dìng , cǐ xiàng quán lì xū tōng guò shū miàn kàng yì chéng xù ér fēi shěn pàn shì tīng zhèng yǔ yǐ bǎo zhàng 。
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