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。

抗議；反對

The opposition now seems too weak to stage any serious protests against the government.

反對黨現在似乎勢力非常弱小，無法針對政府發起真正的抗議。

The unions called a two-hour strike in protest at the railway authority's announcement.

各工會號召罷工兩小時，以對鐵路當局所發通告表示抗議。

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。

2、complain

抱怨;發牢騷

Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises.

礦工們憤憤不平地抱怨說政府沒有履行諾言。

The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe.

這對美國夫婦抱怨到歐洲旅行的花銷太高。

訴說有…病痛;主訴

He complained of a headache.

他說頭痛。