protesting
基本解释
- n.抗议;反对
- v.抗议;反对;申明;断言
词源解说
- 1340年进入英语,直接源自古法语的protester;最初源自古典拉丁语的protestari,意为公开宣称。
用法辨析
- protest既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作不及物动词时常与介词about, against连用,用作及物动词时可接名词、代词或that从句作宾语,that有时可省略。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- I can't pass the matter by without a protest.
我不能对此事视而不见,我要提出抗议。 - They were formally protesting.
他们正式提出抗议。 - He protested the decision made by the committee.
他抗议委员会作出的决议。 - Amy protested she was being cheated of her rightful share.
艾米提出抗议,说有人骗取了她依法应得的份额。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+ ~+n./pron.
S+~+(that-)clause
词组短语
- address 〔raise〕 a protest 提出抗议
- ban a protest 禁止抗议
- cause 〔draw〕 a protest 引起抗议
- express 〔voice〕 a protest 表示抗议
- face a protest from 面对来自…的抗议