| 单词 | demonstration |
| 释义 | demonstrationdemonstration /ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən/ ●○○ W3 AWL noun [countable] 1an event at which a lot of people meet to protest or support something in public: The judge’s decision sparked mass demonstrations (=large ones).demonstration against There have been several demonstrations against the war. Thousands of young people took part in the demonstration. Police broke up a demonstration (=stopped it) in front of the embassy. There were more public demonstrations in support of the rebels today.2an act of showing people how to do something or how something works: demonstration on Laura gave a demonstration on how to use the electronic dictionary.3a demonstration of something a)something that shows that something else is clearly true or exists: Today’s chaos is a demonstration of the need for better public transportation. b)an action that shows that someone has a feeling, ability, or quality: I did it as a demonstration of my love for her.COLLOCATIONSverbshold/stage a demonstration (=organize and take part in one) Citizens began holding demonstrations to demand more freedom.organize a demonstration A large demonstration was organized by the opposition.take part in a demonstration (also participate in a demonstration formal) As many as 400,000 people took part in the demonstration.join a demonstration They were prevented by police from joining the demonstration.break up a demonstration (=prevent it from continuing) Police moved in to break up the demonstration.provoke/spark a demonstration (=cause it) The incident sparked a demonstration of 2,000 people.a demonstration takes place Violent street demonstrations took place in the capital.adjectives/nouns + demonstrationa big/large demonstration Opponents of the new law are planning a big demonstration next week.a huge/massive demonstration (=very big) a series of massive demonstrations against the wara mass demonstration (=involving a very large number of people) There have been mass demonstrations in New York and Chicago.a peaceful demonstration Everyone has the right to take part in peaceful demonstrations.a violent demonstration Nine people have been killed during violent demonstrations.a street demonstration (=in the streets of a city) A street demonstration completely blocked the downtown area.a student demonstration (=by students) In France, student demonstrations were disrupting university teaching.a public demonstration (=by members of the public) A series of public demonstrations have been held in cities across the country.a political demonstration (=to protest about the government or a political policy) She was arrested twice for her part in political demonstrations.an anti-government/pro-democracy etc. demonstration There have been further violent anti-government demonstrations this week. |
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