| 词组 | protest |
| 释义 | noun | verb protest1 /ˈprəʊtest $ ˈproʊ-/ noun 1. public actions that are intended to show strong disagreementadjectives/nouns + protestpolitical protest Lee spent five years in prison for his involvement in political protest.a public/popular protest The announcement led to widespread public protests.a peaceful protest Around 5,000 students began a peaceful protest.a violent/angry protest Three people died yesterday in violent protests against the government.a mass protest (=one involving a lot of people) There were mass protests in the capital.a massive protest They reacted to the king’s forced abdication with massive public protests.widespread protests (=involving many people in many places) Despite widespread protests, the government went ahead with the plan.a street protest There was a ban on street protests.a student protest Student protests were crushed by police.an anti-government/anti-war protest Religious leaders continued to lead anti-government protests.verbshold/stage/mount a protest Opponents of the plan have staged several protests.take part in/join a protest Hundreds of people joined the protest.lead to/spark (off)/provoke protests (=cause them) The arrests sparked off violent street protests.organize a protest Dissatisfied customers organized a protest outside the store.protests erupt (=start suddenly) Massive protests erupted across the country.protest + nounsa protest group/movement Leaders of the protest movement have called for a general strike.a protest march Students held a protest march against the war.a protest rally (=a large outdoor public meeting to protest about something) A protest rally in the capital was attended by about 400 people.prepositionsa protest against sth Thousands of people took part in a protest against government cuts.a protest by sb The announcement provoked widespread protests by students.in protest at sth Employees came out on strike in protest at poor working conditions.phrasesa wave of protests (=several protests) The incident resulted in a wave of protests.2. something you do or say to show that you do not like something or do not want to do somethingadjectivesa loud protest Judging by the loud protests, the children were not happy at having to do the test again.an angry protest There were angry protests when the decision was first announced.a formal/official protest The team has made a formal protest to the Football Association.a strong protest Greece lodged a strong protest over the EU’s decision.verbsmake a protest also lodge a protest formal He made a formal protest about the way he had been treated by the police.sth prompts/provokes/draws a protest (=causes a protest) Her comments prompted protests from ministers.ignore a protest He ignored their protests and continued with his criticism of their work.prepositionswithout protest She drank the medicine without protest.a protest from sb The comments drew protests from some community leaders.a protest against sth The article was a clear protest against the way she had been treated.phrasesa storm of protest (=a lot of complaints) There was a storm of protest when the programme was first broadcast.howls of protest (=loud or public complaints) The announcement was met with howls of protest.a letter of protest She wrote a letter of protest to the company. noun | verb protest2 /prəˈtest $ ˈprə-/ verb to say that you disagree or do not want to do something, or to take action with a group of other people to show thisadverbsprotest strongly/vigorously Human rights groups protested vigorously against the decision.protest loudly She was protesting loudly because she did not want to go home.nounsprotest your innocence (=say repeatedly and publicly that you are innocent) In jail he continued to protest his innocence.prepositionsprotest against sth Thousands of people blocked the street, protesting against the new law.protest about/at sth Parents have protested about the plan to close the school.In British English, people usually say protest against a decision/war etc. In American English, people usually say protest a war/decision etc.THESAURUS: protest march to walk in a large group from one place to another in order to protest about something: Hundreds of students marched through the city in protest against the employment laws. demonstrate to walk or stand somewhere in a large group, in order to protest about something: About 200 people were demonstrating outside the US Embassy. | Environmentalists have been demonstrating against plans to dump waste at sea. riot to protest by behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way: The killing of an unarmed man by a police officer was followed by three days of rioting. | The prisoners were rioting as a protest against the appalling conditions at the jail. boycott to protest about the actions of a company, country, or industry by refusing to buy something, or refusing to go to a place or event: The country says it may boycott the next Olympic Games. | Shoppers are boycotting French goods. hold/stage a sit-in to protest by refusing to leave a place: The students have been staging a sit-in to protest about overcrowding at the polytechnic. go on a hunger strike also go on hunger strike BrE to protest by refusing to eat: Maynard went on a hunger strike to protest his innocence. |
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