protest against
collocation抗议；反对
Millions of people protested against the war.
数百万人抗议这场战争。
抗议；反对
protested — past of protest
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抗议；反对
To state or show strong objection to something, especially publicly.
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。
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.
protest
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protests
3rd person
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protesting
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现在分词
protested
Past
过去式
protested
Past participle
过去分词
They protest against the new law.
他们抗议新法律。
She protested the decision yesterday.
她昨天抗议了这个决定。
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。
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。
Students often protest when tuition fees increase.
当学费上涨时，学生们常常抗议。
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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。
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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把 protest 拆成 pro + test：面对不合理的“测试”（规定），你向前一步，大声抗议。
语域：mixed 常见场景：集会示威、正式书面声明、法律或金融程序 protest 作动词时，不同义项的语域差别较大：表示“反对/抗议”时通常比较中性，多用于日常或公开场合；表示“申明/断言”以及法律、金融意义上的正式声明时则比较正式，多见于正式陈述或相关文件中。建议根据具体用法选择相应的语域。
No common word rhymes exactly with /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/. Words ending in -test (test, contest, attest, detest) are lookalikes pronounced with /tɛst/, while latest is spelled with -test but pronounced /tɪst/. Toast shares the /əʊ/ vowel sound but not the -test ending.
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