protests
基本解釋
- n.抗議;反對(duì)
- v.抗議;反對(duì);申明;斷言
詞源解說(shuō)
- 1340年進(jìn)入英語(yǔ),直接源自古法語(yǔ)的protester;最初源自古典拉丁語(yǔ)的protestari,意爲(wèi)公開(kāi)宣稱。
用法辨析
- protest既可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)常與介詞about, against連用,用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)可接名詞、代詞或that從句作賓語(yǔ),that有時(shí)可省略。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- I can't pass the matter by without a protest.
我不能對(duì)此事眡而不見(jiàn),我要提出抗議。 - They were formally protesting.
他們正式提出抗議。 - He protested the decision made by the committee.
他抗議委員會(huì)作出的決議。 - Amy protested she was being cheated of her rightful share.
艾米提出抗議,說(shuō)有人騙取了她依法應(yīng)得的份額。
用作名詞 (n.)
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+ ~+n./pron.
S+~+(that-)clause
詞組短語(yǔ)
- address 〔raise〕 a protest 提出抗議
- ban a protest 禁止抗議
- cause 〔draw〕 a protest 引起抗議
- express 〔voice〕 a protest 表示抗議
- face a protest from 麪對(duì)來(lái)自…的抗議