protest [prə'test]

n./vt.
基本義：n. 抗議、反抗

The volume of protest fell.
抗議事件已減少。

The people made a protest about the rise in prices.
人們對價格上漲提出抗議。

引申義：1、vt.抗辯、抗議、反對

I feel constrained to write and protest the decision.
我不得不寫信抗議這一決定。

2、vt.明言、斷言、鄭重聲明

I protest that I had no views of that sort.
我聲明我并無那類觀點。

【習慣用語】
protest one's innocence
申明自己無罪
protest a decision
反對一項決議
without protest
乖乖地、心甘情愿地
protest against
抗議、對...表示不滿
under protest
被迫地; 持異議地;

【近義詞】
1、disapprove vt. 不批準, 反對, 非難
His request for reinstatement was disapproved.
他復職的請求未獲準。
2、dispute vt. 反對, 反抗, 懷疑
The lawyer disputed the truth of the witness's statement.
律師對證人的話的真實性提出了懷疑。
3、challenge n.質問, 駁斥，對抗
a challenge to the government's authority.
公然對抗政府權威

【背句子記單詞】
Low wages often produces employees' protest.
低工資經常引起員工的抗議。