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单词 protest
释义
noun | verb
protestprotest1 /ˈproʊtɛst/ ●●○ W3 noun Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 He accepted his punishment without protest.
 Six teachers quit in protest at the board’s decision.
(=a lot of angry protest)
 Angela Davis was a leader of the protest movement of the 1960s.
1[countable, uncountable] a strong complaint that shows you disagree with or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair:  She ignored his protests and walked away. He accepted his punishment without protest.protest against There have been protests against the government’s economic policies. Six teachers quit in protest at the board’s decision.a storm/wave/firestorm of protest (=a lot of angry protest)2[countable] an occasion when people come together in public to express disapproval or opposition to something:  Police arrested 20 people after violent street protests. Angela Davis was a leader of the protest movement of the 1960s.protest against Thousands of people joined in the protests against the war.3do something under protest to do something in a way that shows you do not want to do it because you think it is wrong or unfair:  They finally paid the full bill under protest.
noun | verb
protestprotest2 /prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊtɛst/ ●●○ verb Etymology
ETYMOLOGYprotest2
Origin: 1300-1400 French protester, from Latin protestari, from testari to speak as a witness
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
protest
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyprotest
he, she, itprotests
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyprotested
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave protested
he, she, ithas protested
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad protested
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill protest
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have protested
Continuous Form
PresentIam protesting
he, she, itis protesting
you, we, theyare protesting
PastI, he, she, itwas protesting
you, we, theywere protesting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been protesting
he, she, ithas been protesting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been protesting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be protesting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been protesting
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 He was led away to his jail cell, still protesting his innocence.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS to say or do something publicly to show that you disagree with or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair
to say or do something publicly to show that you disagree with or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair:  Local people protested the plan to close the school. “I don’t think that’s fair!” she protested.
to protest about something in an organized way, by having a large outdoor meeting, or by walking through the streets:  A crowd of people were demonstrating outside the embassy.
to walk with a large group of people from one place to another, in order to show that you think something is wrong or unfair:  Over a million people marched to protest against the war.
if a large group of people riot, they protest in a violent and uncontrolled way, for example by fighting the police and damaging cars or buildings:  Thousands of angry young people were rioting in the streets of the capital.
to protest by refusing to leave the place where you work or study until your demands are considered or agreed to:  Hundreds of students staged a sit-in at the student center.
to protest by refusing to eat:  The prisoners went on a hunger strike.
to protest the actions of a company or country by refusing to buy something, go somewhere, etc.:  People are boycotting companies that use child labor to make their products.
1[intransitive, transitive] to say or do something publicly to show that you disagree with or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair: protest against/at/about Thousands of people gathered to protest against the war. Local people protested the plan to close the school. “I don’t think that’s fair!” she protested.THESAURUSdemonstrate – to protest about something in an organized way, by having a large outdoor meeting, or by walking through the streets:  A crowd of people were demonstrating outside the embassy.march – to walk with a large group of people from one place to another, in order to show that you think something is wrong or unfair:  Over a million people marched to protest against the war.riot – if a large group of people riot, they protest in a violent and uncontrolled way, for example by fighting the police and damaging cars or buildings:  Thousands of angry young people were rioting in the streets of the capital.hold/stage a sit-in – to protest by refusing to leave the place where you work or study until your demands are considered or agreed to:  Hundreds of students staged a sit-in at the student center.go on a hunger strike – to protest by refusing to eat:  The prisoners went on a hunger strike.boycott – to protest the actions of a company or country by refusing to buy something, go somewhere, etc.:  People are boycotting companies that use child labor to make their products.2[transitive] to state very firmly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you: protest that He protested that he hadn’t taken the money. He was led away to his jail cell, still protesting his innocence. [Origin: 1300–1400 French protester, from Latin protestari, from testari to speak as a witness]
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