protest against sth
against 后接所抗议的对象,是最常见的搭配。
Thousands of workers protested against the new law.
数千名工人抗议这项新法律。
申明;断言;请…作证;以…为证;出具拒付证书;拒付;强烈反对;提出抗议。;断言;申明。
To state or show strong objection to something, especially publicly.
强烈反对;提出抗议。
To make a strong objection.
断言;申明。
To affirm (something).
反对。
To object to.
请...作证以证明或否认;诉诸。
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
(票据持票人)为保留追索权而作成的正式拒付或拒承兑证书。
to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
一般现在时
They protest against the new law.
他们抗议新法律。
past
She protested the decision yesterday.
她昨天抗议了这个决定。
现在进行时
He is protesting outside the building.
他正在大楼外抗议。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加 -ed,现在分词去 e 加 -ing。
Many citizens protested outside the city hall against the new tax law.
许多市民在市政厅外抗议新税法。
用法提示:此处'protested'是动词过去式,表示通过行动表达反对。
She is protesting the company's decision to cut employee benefits.
她正在抗议公司削减员工福利的决定。
用法提示:此处'protesting'是动词现在分词,表示正在进行的反对行为。
Students often protest when tuition fees increase.
当学费上涨时,学生们常常抗议。
用法提示:此处'protest'是动词原形,表示一般性的反对行为。
against 后接所抗议的对象,是最常见的搭配。
Thousands of workers protested against the new law.
数千名工人抗议这项新法律。
直接跟宾语,多用于美式英语,意思与 protest against sth 相近。
The students protested the tuition increase.
学生们抗议学费上涨。
此义为“申明、申辩”,that 从句说明申明的具体内容。
He protested that he had never seen the document.
他申辩说自己从未见过那份文件。
最通用,可接 object to sth 或单独使用,语气比 protest 略弱,不强调公开性。
强调采取相反立场或行动,适用范围更广,不一定是公开抗议;可接名词或动名词。
较正式,常指对权威或政策严肃地提出不满并要求改正。
侧重对决定、说法等的合法性或有效性提出疑问,常接名词宾语,比 protest 更具体。
强调与官方或主流意见相左,多用于正式场合;不侧重公开行动。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many citizens protested to the new tax policy.
正确表达Many citizens protested against the new tax policy.
protest 表示“反对某事物”时,后面要接 against(或 about),不能用 to;to 用于引出“向某人/机构抗议”的对象(如 protest to the manager)。这里被反对的是政策,所以要用 against。
grammar · medium
易错句子The staff protested to cut the budget.
正确表达The staff protested against cutting the budget.
protest 不接不定式;表示“反对做某事”时,要用 protest against/about + 动名词(-ing),不能用 to + 动词原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子We should protest the environment.
正确表达We should protect the environment.
protest 意为“抗议、反对”,protect 意为“保护”;两词拼写相近,中国学习者常混淆。本句要表达“保护环境”,应使用 protect。
object 作动词时意为“反对”,通常用 object to + 名词/动名词,语气较个人化;protest 强调公开、强烈的抗议,常用 protest against/about 或直接及物。
oppose 是及物动词,直接接宾语,强调立场上的对抗;protest 则侧重表达不满的行为,常作不及物动词(protest against/about),也可作及物动词。
protect 与 protest 拼写和读音相近,但意义完全不同:protect 是“保护、防护”(protect from/against),protest 是“抗议、反对”,注意动词重音在第二音节,勿混淆。
抗议;反对
Millions of people protested against the war.
数百万人抗议这场战争。
反对决定
Students protested the decision to raise tuition.
学生们反对提高学费的决定。
申辩自己无罪
She protested her innocence throughout the interview.
她在整个采访中一直申辩自己无罪。
强烈抗议
The workers strongly protested the new policy.
工人们强烈抗议新政策。
和平抗议
They peacefully protested outside the parliament.
他们在议会外和平抗议。
前缀 pro-(向前,公开地)+ 词根 test(作证,见证)+ 无后缀。同根词:testify(作证),testimony(证词);同前缀词:proceed(前进),promote(促进),progress(进步)
抗议常以集会形式组织,表达集体诉求。
游行是抗议者走上街头表达立场的方式。
请愿是抗议中常见的书面诉求形式。
抗议活动中群众会喊口号来传递主张。
横幅常出现在抗议现场,用来展示文字信息。
越辩解越惹人怀疑;欲盖弥彰
She said she didn't care about losing, but she protests too much.
她说她不在乎输赢,但她越辩解越让人怀疑。
不情愿地;在表示异议的情况下
The workers accepted the new contract under protest.
工人们不情愿地接受了新合同,同时提出了异议。
毫无异议地;心甘情愿地
She accepted the changes without protest.
她毫无异议地接受了这些改变。
出自莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》。王后说:“这位女士否认得太过分了。”这里的 protest 意为“坚称、郑重声明”,整句表示她越是辩解,越显得可疑。常用来形容某人因心虚而过分否认。
Tens of thousands of demonstrators protested peacefully outside the parliament building.
数万名示威者在议会大楼外和平抗议。
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