1、protest
抗議;提出異議;反對
Groups of women took to the streets to protest against the arrests.
成群結隊的婦女上街抗議逮捕行動
。The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels.
學生們在抗議大學宿舍過于擁擠
。申辯;申明
When we tried to protest that Mo was beaten up they didn't believe us.
我們試圖申明莫遭到了毒打,他們卻不相信我們
。I never said any of that to her, he protested.
“我從來沒有對她那么說過,”他申辯道
。申明;聲明;斷言
That was how she usually dealt with their protests that she was spoiling her grandchildren.
當他們堅持說她是在溺愛孫兒,她通常會作出那樣的回應
。2、contrast
差異;差別;懸殊
the contrast between town and country.
城鄉差別
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance.
這兩位訪客的外表截然不同
。相比之下;與…相反
The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend.
相比之下,私營部門就有很多錢可供開銷
。In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered.
相反,生活在富裕家庭的女孩子通常都備受呵護
。與…截然不同;與…對比鮮明
His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son.
他和他兒子在公開場合的言論總是截然不同
。That is in stark contrast to the situation during the 1970 oil crisis.
那和1970年石油危機時的情形完全不同
。