| 单词 | objection |
| 释义 | objection (once / 158 pages) n An objection is a way of saying "No!" to something. People offer objections to things they oppose. An objection is a statement of protest. During weddings, you often hear the question "Does anyone object to this union?" If someone did, that would be an objection: they think the wedding is a bad idea. In court, a lawyer says "Objection!" if they think the other lawyer said something unfair or wrong. A little kid who says "I don't want eggs!" is making an objection. Any kind of disapproval is an objection. When there are no objections, people agree. WORD FAMILYobjection: objectionable, objections+/object: objected, objectify, objecting, objection, objector, objects/objectification: objectifications/objectify: objectification, objectified, objectifies, objectifying/objectionable: objectionableness, objectionably, unobjectionable/objector: objectors/unobjectionable: unobjectionably USAGE EXAMPLESAnd now, a year later, the Islamic center is still tied up in traffic-pattern objections and subdivision squabbles. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Does that mean your primary objection is no longer to the “chaos, poor behavior and pretty rough playing that the other kids are accustomed to?” Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Gergel will consider the objections from Bender and others 30 minutes before the hearing. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest Syn|Hyper expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration communicating, communication the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information 2n the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper dissent, protest Boston Tea Party demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea boycott a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies direct actiona protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands demonstration, manifestationa public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) walkoutthe act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest work-inoccasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory protest marchoccasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license civil disobediencea group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination) job actiona temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, passive resistancepeaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate recusancyrefusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England resistance group action in opposition to those in power 3n the speech act of objecting Hypo|Hyper challenge a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror complaintan expression of grievance or resentment demur, demurral, demurrer(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings dissent(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority exceptiongrounds for adverse criticism beef, bitch, gripe, kick, squawkinformal terms for objecting protest, protestationa formal and solemn declaration of objection protestthe act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval captiontaking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument grievancea complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, mutteringa complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone jeremiada long and mournful complaint kvetch(Yiddish) a nagging complaint pet peevean opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed whimper, whinea complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way speech act the use of language to perform some act 4n (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality Hypo|Hyper recusation (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties procedure a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings |
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