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protest noun /ˈprəʊtest/ /ˈprəʊtest/ [uncountable, countable]Idioms - the expression of strong dislike of or opposition to something; a statement or an action that shows this 抗议；抗议书（或行动）；反对
- to hold/organize/join a protest举行/组织/参加抗议
- violent/anti-war protests暴力/反战抗议
- The riot began as a peaceful protest.暴乱是从一场和平抗议开始的。
- mass/street protests大规模/街头抗议
- a protest march/movement抗议游行/运动
- Unions have called for a day of protest on 24 February.工会要求在2月24日举行为期一天的抗议活动。
- The announcement raised a storm of protest.这个声明引起了一场抗议风潮。
- protest at something There have been mounting protests at the treatment of asylum seekers by the government.针对政府对待寻求庇护者的方式，抗议活动越来越多。
- in protest at something The director resigned in protest at the decision.主任辞职以示抗议这项决定。
- in protest People rioted in the streets in protest.人们在街上闹事以示抗议。
- protest over something protests over plans to close the museum对关闭博物馆计划的抗议
- without protest She accepted the charge without protest.她一声未吭地接受了指控。
- protest against something 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。
- as a protest They have decided not to attend the Bonn conference as a protest.他们决定不参加波恩会议以示抗议。
- as a protest against something The strike began the day before as a protest against the proposed cuts.罢工于前一天开始，以抗议拟议的削减。
- protest from somebody 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。
- protest by somebody The country has undergone two weeks of protests by workers and students.该国经历了工人和学生为期两周的抗议。
Wordfinder- ballot
- closed shop
- collective bargaining
- industrial action
- labour
- picket
- protest
- representative
- strike
- union
Wordfinder- civil disobedience
- demonstrate
- hunger strike
- march
- occupy
- placard
- protest
- riot
- sabotage
- uprising
- The Samoan team lodged a formal protest after the referee sent off the wrong player.裁判将运动员错罚下场后，萨摩亚队提出了正式抗议。
- The announcement brought cries of protest from the crowd.公告在人群中引发了抗议的呼声。
- The government has made an official protest.政府已经作出了正式抗议。
- The new tax sparked a wave of public protest.新税引发了公众的抗议浪潮。
- The party boycotted the election in protest at alleged vote rigging.该党对选举进行了抵制，以抗议所谓的投票舞弊。
- There had been a number of public protests against the new tax.曾有过几次公众反对新税收的抗议。
- Winters quit the company board in protest of Eisner's plans.温特斯退出了公司董事会，以表示对艾斯纳计划的抗议。
- a rooftop protest by prison inmates监狱犯人在屋顶上进行的抗议
- a student protest over tuition fees学生就学费一事提出的抗议
- street protests by residents居民发起的街头抗议
Collocations Dictionaryadjective… of protestverb + protestprotest + noun- group
- movement
- demonstration
- …
preposition- in protest
- under protest
- without protest
- …
phrases- a chorus of protest
- a cry of protest
- a howl of protest
- …
词源late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make a solemn declaration’): from Old French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’).
Idioms - unwillingly and after expressing disagreement无奈地；不服气地；不甘心地
- She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.她无奈之下写了一封致歉信。
- The strikers returned to work, but under protest.罢工人员不情愿地返回了工作岗位。
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protest verb /prəˈtest/ /prəˈtest/, /ˈprəʊtest/ [intransitive, transitive] to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly（公开）反对；抗议- There's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.抗议没有用，我决不改变主意。
- They were taken away protesting loudly.他们大声抗议，被带走了。
- protest about/against/at something 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。
- Tenants have been protesting about conditions in their block of flats.房客们一直在抗议他们公寓的条件。
protest something- (North American English) They fully intend to protest the decision.他们决意反对这项决定。
- In college she protested the war in Vietnam.在大学里，她抗议越南战争。
Synonyms complaincomplain- protest
- object
- grumble
- moan
- whine
These words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something.- complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:
- I’m going to complain to the manager about this.我要就这件事向经理投诉。
- protest to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly; to give something as a reason for protesting:
- Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.学生走上街头抗议这项决定。
- object to say that you disagree with something or think it is bad; to give something as a reason for objecting:
- If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week.如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。
- He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.他抗辩说警察没有充分证据就逮捕了他。
- grumble (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious:
- They kept grumbling that they were cold.他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
- moan (British English, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way:
- What are you moaning about now?你在嘟囔些什么？
- whine (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice:
- Stop whining!别哭哭啼啼的！
- ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.“我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地说。
Whine is often used to talk about the way that young children complain.
Patterns- to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…
- Crowds gathered to protest about the police violence.人群聚集起来抗议警察的暴力。
- Many people have protested at the cuts in state benefits.很多人都对削减国家福利提出了抗议。
- Many people protested over the tax increase.许多人对增税提出抗议。
- When he tried to protest, she insisted.他试图抗议，但她却坚持这样做。
- the right to protest peacefully和平抗议的权利
- They were exercising their lawful right to protest.他们行使自己合法的抗议权利。
- We have protested to the government.我们已经向政府提出抗议。
- She protested that she could not receive a fair trial.她抗议自己得不到公正的审判。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- vehemently
- vigorously
- …
verb + protestprepositionphrases- the freedom to protest
- the right to protest
- [transitive] to state clearly that something is true, especially when you have been accused of something or when other people do not believe you坚决地表示；申辩
- protest something She has always protested her innocence.她一直坚持说自己是无辜的。
- protest that… He protested that the journey was too far by car.他坚持说路途太远，不宜开汽车去。
- + speech ‘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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词源late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make a solemn declaration’): from Old French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’).
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