demonstration
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something. 示威游行; 示威集會
Riot police used tear gas to break up the demonstration. 防暴警察使用了催淚瓦斯驅(qū)散示威游行。
2. N-COUNT A demonstration of something is a talk by someone who shows you how to do it or how it works. 展示
...a cooking demonstration. …一次烹調(diào)展示。
3. N-COUNT A demonstration of a fact or situation is a clear proof of it. 證明
It was an unprecedented demonstration of people power by the citizens of Moscow. 這是莫斯科市民對人民力量史無前例的證明。
4. N-COUNT A demonstration of a quality or feeling is an expression of it. (品質(zhì)、感情的) 展現(xiàn)
There's been no public demonstration of opposition to the president. 還沒有反對總統(tǒng)的公開展現(xiàn)。
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demonstration /?d?m?n?stre???n/ (demonstrations)
劍橋詞典
- He gave us a demonstration of the new software in use.
- The rise in unemployment is just another demonstration of the government's incompetence .
- The kids enjoyed the cookery demonstration in the supermarket yesterday as they got to taste the food .
- The pilots at the air show put on a very fine demonstration of aerobatic skill .
- The beauty consultant is expected to give demonstrations of how to use our new products .
- Police lined the route of the demonstration.
- As the demonstration began to turn violent , the police were called in to restore order .
- Her early release from prison led to a demonstration.
- Police used water cannon to break up the demonstration.
- The army seized power after five days of anti-government demonstrations.
demonstration noun (SHOW)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the act of showing someone how to do something, or how something works
演示，示范
This disaster is a clear demonstration of the need for tighter controls . 這場災(zāi)難清楚表明需要進一步加強控制。
Let me give you a demonstration of how the camera works . 讓我來給你演示一下照相機的工作原理。
She told us how easy it was to use the software , then by way of demonstration produced a beautiful graph with a few clicks of the mouse . 她告訴我們使用這個軟件非常容易，然后點擊了幾下鼠標就畫出了一張好看的圖表給我們作了示范。
We're going to a cookery demonstration tonight . 今天晚上我們要去看烹飪表演。
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demonstration noun (PROTEST)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ] (informal demo)an occasion when a group of people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something or someone
游行，示威
The students are holding a demonstration against the proposed changes . 學生們舉行游行示威，抗議提議中要進行的改變。
Protesters staged an anti-war demonstration. 抗議者舉行反戰(zhàn)示威活動。
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demonstration noun (EXPRESSION)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a way of expressing a feeling or a quality
表示；表達；表現(xiàn)；表明
Huge crowds followed the funeral procession in a public demonstration of grief . 大批群眾跟在葬禮隊伍的后面，公開表達他們的悲痛。
There has been little demonstration of support for the proposal so far . 到目前為止，很少有人對這個提案表示支持。 返回 demonstration