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单词 protest
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protest

Police fired tear gas to disperse doctors protesting about salaries.The pair have protested their innocence throughout.The outcry follows a Venetian protest march against the waves of tourists overwhelming their city.In 1974 campaigners occupied the office building to protest about it being left empty during a housing crisis.More than a million people took to the streets earlier this month to protest against the government 's efforts to slow the process down. Now protests are growing.A few years back, over strenuous public protests, that vantage point was overtaken.This is not a time for protest votes.Some women were marching in protest at the treatment of women in other cultures.He is furious and expects his friends and colleagues to walk out in protest at the injustice.It documents dozens of cases where security forces opened fire on peaceful protests.Nearly two months ago he began a hunger strike in protest at his treatment.Britain would issue a formal written protest.Which is the oldest protest song without a tune.Local protest groups are now gearing up for another fight.Yesterday saw a damp day of protest on its behalf.Otherwise why have doctors and nurses not protested in public about the disgraceful scenes on their wards?There were also reports that some of the police had switched sides and joined the protests.He has always vigorously protested his innocence.Greece has been rocked by riots and industrial action in protest over spending cuts by the government.Please be careful what you wish for when you cast a protest vote.Bishops did not organise the protest but it was clear that they had been pulling the strings behind the scenes.Or is it a protest march?The march was in protest at a government edict making Afrikaans compulsory in schools.One of those passive protests, where one lies down nobly in front of the bulldozers.Given received a caution himself for his protests and those complaints continued at the half-time whistle.The opposition called a protest to demand the president's resignation.Unions will stage a protest today against the plans, which they say are deeply unpopular.How dare he publicly protest the occupation of Afghanistan?Yet some of the most controversial clauses were edited out of the text months ago to pacify a first wave of protest over the bill.

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protest

British English: protest /prəˈtɛst/ NOUN
A protest is the act of saying or showing publicly that you do not approve of something.
...a protest against the new law.
  • American English: protest
  • Arabic: إِحْتِجَاج
  • Brazilian Portuguese: protesto
  • Chinese: 抗议
  • Croatian: protest
  • Czech: protest
  • Danish: protest
  • Dutch: protest
  • European Spanish: protesta
  • Finnish: protesti
  • French: protestation
  • German: Protest
  • Greek: διαμαρτυρία
  • Italian: protesta
  • Japanese: 抗議
  • Korean: 항의
  • Norwegian: protest
  • Polish: protest
  • European Portuguese: protesto
  • Romanian: protest
  • Russian: протест
  • Latin American Spanish: protesta
  • Swedish: protestera
  • Thai: การประท้วง
  • Turkish: protesto
  • Ukrainian: протест
  • Vietnamese: sự phản đối
British English: protest /prəˈtest/ VERB
To protest means to say or show publicly that you do not agree with something.
Groups of women protested against the arrests.
He picked up the cat before its owner could protest.
  • American English: protest
  • Arabic: يَعْتَرِضُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: protestar
  • Chinese: 抗议
  • Croatian: protestirati
  • Czech: protestovat
  • Danish: protestere
  • Dutch: protesteren
  • European Spanish: protestar
  • Finnish: protestoida
  • French: protester
  • German: protestieren
  • Greek: διαμαρτύρομαι
  • Italian: protestare
  • Japanese: 抗議する
  • Korean: 항의하다
  • Norwegian: protestere
  • Polish: zaprotestować
  • European Portuguese: protestar
  • Romanian: a protesta
  • Russian: протестовать
  • Latin American Spanish: protestar
  • Swedish: protest
  • Thai: ประท้วง
  • Turkish: protesto etmek
  • Ukrainian: протестувати
  • Vietnamese: phản đối

All related terms of 'protest'

Chinese translation of 'protest'

protest

(nˈprəutɛst; vbprəˈtɛst)

n (c/u)

  1. 抗议(議) (kàngyì) (个(個), )

vi

  1. to protest about/against/at sth (Brit) 抗议(議)某事 (kàngyì mǒushì)

vt

  1. (= claim) 申辩(辯) (shēnbiàn)
  2. (US, = voice opposition to) 示威 (shìwēi)
    to protest that ... 坚(堅)决(決)声(聲)明 ... (jiānjué shēngmíng ... )
(verb) 
Women took to the streets to protest against the arrests.
Synonyms
object
We objected strongly.
demonstrate
Vast crowds have been demonstrating against the reforms.
oppose
complain
disagree
cry out
disapprove
say no to
demur
At first I demurred when he asked me to do it.
take exception
remonstrate (formal)
He remonstrated with the referee.
kick against (informal)
expostulate
`Have some sense!' he expostulated.
take up the cudgels
express disapproval
(verb) 
Definition
to assert in a formal or solemn manner
`I never said that,' he protested.
Synonyms
assert
We assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
argue
His lawyers are arguing that he is unfit to stand trial.
insist
He insisted that he was acting out of compassion.
maintain
Prosecutors maintain that no deal was made.
declare
He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world.
vow
She vowed that some day she would return to live in France.
testify
Several eye witnesses testified that they had seen the fight.
contend
The government contends that he is a fundamentalist.
affirm
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
profess
He professed that he was content with the arrangements.
attest
Records attest to his long history of violence.
avow
a public statement avowing neutrality
asseverate (formal)
(noun) 
Definition
to take part in a public demonstration to express one's support for or disapproval of an action, proposal, etc.
The opposition staged a protest against the government.
Synonyms
demonstration
Thousands of peeople attended the demonstration.
march
Organisers expect up to 3000 people to join the march.
rally
sit-in
demo (informal)
hikoi (New Zealand)
(noun) 
Definition
a strong objection
a protest against people's growing economic hardship
Synonyms
objection
This objection has obviously been dropped.
complaint
There have been a number of complaints about the standard of service.
declaration
dissent
He has responded harshly to any dissent.
outcry
She was later reinstated in her job after a public outcry.
disapproval
His action had been greeted with almost universal disapproval.
protestation
Graham's protestation that he has been unjustly treated
demur
She entered without demur.
formal complaint
remonstrance
demurral

Quotation

The lady doth protest too much methinks [William Shakespeare – Hamlet]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affirm
Definition
to declare to be true
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
Synonyms
declare,
state,
maintain,
swear,
assert,
testify,
pronounce,
certify,
attest,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal),
avouch
in the sense of argue
Definition
to try to prove by presenting reasons
His lawyers are arguing that he is unfit to stand trial.
Synonyms
claim,
question,
reason,
challenge,
insist,
maintain,
hold,
allege,
plead,
assert,
contend,
uphold,
profess,
remonstrate (formal),
expostulate
in the sense of asseverate
Definition
to declare solemnly
Synonyms
declare,
state,
maintain,
protest,
swear,
assert,
pronounce,
affirm,
profess,
attest,
predicate,
avow,
aver,
avouch (archaic)

Synonyms of 'protest'

protest

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of attest
Definition
to affirm or prove the truth of
Records attest to his long history of violence.
Synonyms
testify,
show,
prove,
confirm,
display,
declare,
witness,
demonstrate,
seal,
swear,
exhibit,
warrant,
assert,
manifest,
give evidence,
invoke,
ratify,
affirm,
certify,
verify,
bear out,
substantiate,
corroborate,
bear witness,
authenticate,
vouch for,
evince (formal),
aver,
adjure
in the sense of avow
Definition
to state or affirm
a public statement avowing neutrality
Synonyms
state,
maintain,
declare,
allege,
recognize,
swear,
assert,
proclaim,
affirm,
profess,
aver,
asseverate
in the sense of complaint
Definition
a formal protest
There have been a number of complaints about the standard of service.
Synonyms
protest,
accusation,
objection,
grievance,
remonstrance (formal),
charge
in the sense of contend
Definition
to assert
The government contends that he is a fundamentalist.
Synonyms
argue,
hold,
maintain,
allege,
assert,
affirm,
avow,
aver
in the sense of declare
Definition
to state firmly and forcefully
He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world.
Synonyms
state,
claim,
announce,
voice,
express,
maintain,
confirm,
assert,
proclaim,
pronounce,
utter,
notify,
affirm,
profess,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of demonstrate
Definition
to show support or opposition by public parades or rallies
Vast crowds have been demonstrating against the reforms.
Synonyms
march,
protest,
rally,
object,
parade,
picket,
say no to,
remonstrate (formal),
take up the cudgels,
express disapproval,
hikoi (New Zealand)
in the sense of demur
Definition
to show reluctance
At first I demurred when he asked me to do it.
Synonyms
object,
refuse,
protest,
doubt,
dispute,
pause,
disagree,
hesitate,
waver,
balk,
take exception,
cavil
in the sense of demur
Definition
without objecting
She entered without demur.
Synonyms
objection,
protest,
dissent,
hesitation,
misgiving,
qualm,
scruple,
compunction,
demurral,
demurrer
in the sense of disapproval
His action had been greeted with almost universal disapproval.
Synonyms
displeasure,
criticism,
objection,
condemnation,
dissatisfaction,
censure,
reproach,
denunciation,
deprecation,
disapprobation,
stick (slang)
in the sense of dissent
Definition
a disagreement
He has responded harshly to any dissent.
Synonyms
disagreement,
opposition,
protest,
resistance,
refusal,
objection,
discord,
demur,
dissension,
dissidence,
nonconformity,
remonstrance

Additional synonyms

in the sense of expostulate
`Have some sense!' he expostulated.
Synonyms
protest,
reason (with),
argue (with),
dissuade,
remonstrate (with)
in the sense of insist
Definition
to express a convinced belief (in) or assertion (of)
He insisted that he was acting out of compassion.
Synonyms
assert,
state,
maintain,
hold,
claim,
declare,
repeat,
vow,
swear,
contend,
affirm,
reiterate,
profess,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of maintain
Definition
to assert
Prosecutors maintain that no deal was made.
Synonyms
assert,
state,
hold,
claim,
insist,
declare,
allege,
contend,
affirm,
profess,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of march
Definition
an organized protest in which a large group of people walk somewhere together
Organisers expect up to 3000 people to join the march.
Synonyms
demonstration,
parade,
procession,
demo (informal)
in the sense of outcry
Definition
a widespread or vehement protest
She was later reinstated in her job after a public outcry.
Synonyms
protest,
complaint,
objection,
cry,
dissent,
outburst,
disapproval,
clamour,
uproar,
commotion,
protestation,
exclamation,
formal complaint,
hue and cry,
hullaballoo,
demurral
in the sense of profess
Definition
to acknowledge openly
He professed that he was content with the arrangements.
Synonyms
state,
admit,
announce,
maintain,
own,
confirm,
declare,
acknowledge,
confess,
assert,
proclaim,
affirm,
certify,
avow,
vouch,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of protestation
Graham's protestation that he has been unjustly treated
Synonyms
objection,
protest,
complaint,
disagreement,
dissent,
remonstrance,
expostulation,
remonstration
in the sense of remonstrate
Definition
to argue in protest or objection
He remonstrated with the referee.
Synonyms
protest,
challenge,
argue,
take issue,
object,
complain,
dispute,
dissent,
take exception,
expostulate
in the sense of testify
Definition
to declare or give evidence under oath, esp. in court
Several eye witnesses testified that they had seen the fight.
Synonyms
bear witness,
state,
swear,
certify,
declare,
witness,
assert,
affirm,
depose,
attest,
corroborate,
vouch,
evince,
give testimony,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of vow
Definition
to promise or decide solemnly
She vowed that some day she would return to live in France.
Synonyms
promise,
pledge,
swear,
commit,
engage,
affirm,
avow,
bind yourself,
undertake solemnly,
devote,
dedicate
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