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单词 protest
释义

protest

UK /ˈprəʊtest/

Word Forms

singularprotest
pluralprotests

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable/uncountable a strong complaint or disagreement
    protest at/against:

    The organization has made a formal protest against the nuclear testing.

    in protest:

    She resigned in protest against the company’s unfair policies.

    without protest:

    He left the building without protest after the police arrived.

    raise/provoke a storm of protest:

    The decision raised a storm of protest among farmers and agricultural workers.

    Synonyms and related words

    Complaints
  2. 2
    countable something such as a meeting or public statement by people who strongly disagree with a policy, law etc

    peaceful protests against the war

    Students will hold a protest this weekend outside Parliament.

    Synonyms and related words

    Activism, rebellion, protest and terrorism

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with protest
    ▪ mass, peaceful, popular, public, violent, widespread


phrases

under protest

protest

US /ˈproʊˌtest/

Word Forms

singularprotest
pluralprotests

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable/uncountable a strong complaint or disagreement
    protest at/against:

    The organization has made a formal protest against the nuclear testing.

    in protest:

    She resigned in protest against the company’s unfair policies.

    without protest:

    He left the building without protest after the police arrived.

    raise/provoke a storm of protest:

    The decision raised a storm of protest among farmers and agricultural workers.

    Synonyms and related words

    Complaints
  2. 2
    countable something such as a meeting or public statement by people who strongly disagree with a policy, law, etc.

    peaceful protests against the war

    Students will hold a protest this weekend at the federal building.

    Synonyms and related words

    Activism, rebellion, protest and terrorism

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with protest
    ▪ mass, peaceful, popular, public, violent, widespread


phrases

under protest

protest

UK /prəˈtest/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyprotest
he/she/itprotests
present participleprotesting
past tenseprotested
past participleprotested

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive to disagree strongly with something, often by making a formal statement or taking action in public
    protest against:

    Workers are protesting against high unemployment and inflation.

    protest at/about/over:

    Prisoners began a hunger strike to protest at their conditions.

    Synonyms and related words

    To complain
    Synonyms and related words

    To rebel or protest
  2. 2
    transitive to try to make other people believe that something is true

    To this day she still protests her innocence.

    protest that:

    He protested that he had no knowledge of their criminal activities.

    Synonyms and related words

    To give your opinion

protest

US /prəˈtest, ˈproʊˌtest/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyprotest
he/she/itprotests
present participleprotesting
past tenseprotested
past participleprotested

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to disagree strongly with something, often by making a formal statement or taking action in public

    students marching to protest the war

    protest against:

    Workers are protesting against high unemployment and inflation.

    Synonyms and related words

    To complain
    Synonyms and related words

    To rebel or protest
  2. 2
    transitive to try to make other people believe that something is true

    To this day she still protests her innocence.

    protest that:

    He protested that he had no knowledge of their criminal activities.

    Synonyms and related words

    To give your opinion
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