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/。

  1. VERB 抗议；提出异议；反对
    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.
    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。
  2. N-VAR 抗议；反对
    A protest is 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
  3. VERB 申辩；申明
    If you protest that something 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。
  4. N-COUNT 申明；声明；断言
    A protest that something 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。
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双语例句

  1. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests
    军队使用催泪瓦斯和枪托驱散示威者。
  2. 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。
  3. The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore camp and other top Democrats.
    这份媒体发布的声明激起了戈尔阵营以及其他民主党高层人士的愤怒抗议。
  4. One of them protests loudly, and the Americans cart him away in plastic handcuffs
    其中有个人大声抗议，美国人就把他铐上塑料手铐带走了。
  5. Environmental groups plan to stage public protests during the conference.
    环境保护组织计划在会议期间组织公众抗议活动。
  6. 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。
  7. The street protests had been infiltrated by people bent on violence
    街头抗议的人群中已经渗入了一些倾向于暴力的人。
  8. The protests were not limited to New York
    抗议活动不只限于纽约。
  9. The ANC announced it was mounting a major campaign of mass political protests.
    非洲人国民大会宣布他们正在开展一次大规模政治抗议活动。
  10. The protests had been non-political by nature
    这些抗议活动不带政治色彩。
  11. Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure
    铺天盖地的抗议让总统倍感压力。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
    他们当前的抗议完全是受一己之利驱使的。
  17. The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes.
    抗议失败了，部分原因是因为反对派政治家们并未发挥积极作用。
  18. Written protests poured in.
    抗议书像雪片似的飞来。
  19. In both cases the strongest protests came from the immediate victims or the people directly behind the line-jumpers.
    两处情况表明，反对加塞儿最强烈的是在加塞者身后最近的人。
  20. Protests also took place in other Syrian cities.
    在叙利亚其它城市，也发生了抗议活动。
  21. Protests and street violence in early September led to a two-week state of emergency being declared in Bangkok.
    9月初的抗议活动和街头暴力导致曼谷实行了两个星期的紧急状态。
  22. Such food scandals have shaken consumer trust and spurred outcries and protests.
    此类食品丑闻动摇了消费者的信心，引发了强烈的不满和抗议。
  23. Street protests against Israel have taken place in Cairo and Alexandria.
    开罗和亚历山大都发生了针对以色列的街头抗议活动。
  24. There were vigorous protests from local residents.
    当地居民进行了强烈地抗议活动。
  25. 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。
  26. Some of the protests have been violent.
    有些抗议引起了冲突。
  27. The decision triggered angry protests in Athens.
    该决定在雅典引发了愤怒的抗议。
  28. 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。
  29. 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。
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