n (1)抗议(行动，书) (strong statement or action of objection or disapproval) [C]： make/lodge/enter/register a～about/against sth 对某事提出抗议;stage a～against the rise in the price of bread/proposed new highway/war 举行一次抗议行动反对面包价格上涨/修建拟议中的新公路/战争;(government's policy) give rise to vigorous～s (政府的政策)引起了强烈的抗议;hear loud～s 听到抗议之声;write a～to sb against... 向某人提出书面抗议反对……;send a～to the mayor's office向市长办公室发出一份抗议书;〖同〗demonstration;

(2)抗议，反对，不同(满)意 (unwillingness， opposition， dissatisfaction， disagree， etc， as shown or expressed by a statement or an action) [U]： resign in～against the decision 辞职以反对该决定;They refused to buy meat in～. 他们拒绝买肉以示抗议。There was disappointment and mild～in his voice. 他的声音里有失望和轻微的不满。a～demonstration/march/movement 抗议示威/游行/运动;〖同〗opposition，disagreement，resistance; 〖反〗agreement，approval;

under protest (经过抗议后)不情愿地： do sth under～虽做某事但有异议;

without protest 乖乖地，毫无反对表示地： They left without～. 他们没有表示任何反对就离开了。

v (1)提出异议，抗议 (express one's disagreement or disapproval about) [I， I+prep(about/against/at)， T+n]： They～ed to the government， but in vain. 他们向政府提出抗议，但未成功。～strongly at being called a snob/against being refused membership 对被称作势利小人/被拒绝获得会员资格而提出强烈抗议;take to the streets to～against high prices/government economic policy 走上街头抗议高物价/政府的经济政策; There was a large crowd in the square，～ing the murder. 广场上有一大群人在抗议这次谋杀。The committee～ed the budget cuts. 委员会抗议削减预算。〖同〗complain，object，oppose，disapprove，disagree; 〖反〗approve，agree;

(2)申辩，坚持(辩白)说 (declare solemnly， esp in reply to an accusation) [T+n， T+that]：～one's innocence 坚持申辩说自己清白;He～ed that he had meant no harm/had never seen the accused man before. 他坚持说他并无恶意/从未见过被告。〖同〗declare;

→͵prote′station n 申辩，辩白;pro′tester n 抗议者;pro′testingly adv抗议地