词组 | demonstration |
释义 | demonstration AC /ˌdemənˈstreɪʃən/ noun 1. an event at which a large group of people meet to protest or to support something in publicadjectives/nouns + demonstrationa big/large demonstration Opponents of the new law are planning a big demonstration next week.a huge/massive demonstration (=very big) Thousands of people took part in a series of massive demonstrations against the war.a mass demonstration (=involving a very large number of people) There have been mass demonstrations in several American cities.a peaceful demonstration Everyone has the right to take part in peaceful demonstrations.a violent demonstration Nine people have been killed during violent demonstrations.a street demonstration (=in the streets of a city) A street demonstration completely blocked the centre of the city.a student demonstration (=by students) In France, student demonstrations were disrupting university teaching.a political demonstration (=to protest about the government or a political policy) She was arrested twice for her part in political demonstrations.a public demonstration (=by members of the public) A series of public demonstrations have been held in cities across the country.a protest demonstration (=in which people protest against something) The price increases were met by a series of strikes and protest demonstrations.an anti-government/pro-democracy etc demonstration There have been further violent anti-government demonstrations this week.verbshold/stage a demonstration (=organize and take part in one) Protesters staged angry demonstrations outside government buildings.organize a demonstration A large demonstration was organized by the opposition.take part in a demonstration also participate in a demonstration formal As many as 400,000 people took part in the demonstration.go on a demonstration BrE (=take part in a demonstration) I’ve never been on a demonstration before.join a demonstration They were prevented by police from joining the demonstration.break up a demonstration (=prevent it from continuing) Police moved in to break up the demonstration.provoke/spark a demonstration (=cause it) The incident sparked a demonstration of 2,000 people.a demonstration takes place Violent street demonstrations took place in the capital.prepositionsa demonstration against sth Students took part in a demonstration against changes to university funding.phrasesa demonstration in support of sth/sb Public demonstrations took place in support of the rebels.a demonstration in protest at sth There were demonstrations in protest at the food shortages.2. something that shows that something is trueadjectivesa clear demonstration This study provides the clearest demonstration yet that passive smoking can cause cancer.a vivid/graphic demonstration (=very clear and often unpleasant) Her death was a graphic demonstration of the dangers facing journalists in the country.a powerful demonstration (=one that has a strong effect) This is a powerful demonstration of what can be achieved with new technology.prepositionsa demonstration of sth The high number of calls received is a clear demonstration of the need for this service. |
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