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protest [prə'test] n./vt. 基本义:n. 抗议、反抗 The volume of protest fell. 抗议事件已减少。
The people made a protest about the rise in prices. 人们对价格上涨提出抗议。
引申义:1、vt.抗辩、抗议、反对
I feel constrained to write and protest the decision. 我不得不写信抗议这一决定。
2、vt.明言、断言、郑重声明
I protest that I had no views of that sort. 我声明我并无那类观点。
【习惯用语】 protest one's innocence 申明自己无罪 protest a decision 反对一项决议 without protest 乖乖地、心甘情愿地 protest against 抗议、对...表示不满 under protest 被迫地; 持异议地; 【近义词】 1、disapprove vt. 不批准, 反对, 非难 His request for reinstatement was disapproved. 他复职的请求未获准。 2、dispute vt. 反对, 反抗, 怀疑 The lawyer disputed the truth of the witness's statement. 律师对证人的话的真实性提出了怀疑。 3、challenge n.质问, 驳斥,对抗 a challenge to the government's authority. 公然对抗政府权威
【背句子记单词】 Low wages often produces employees' protest. 低工资经常引起员工的抗议。 |