| 词组 | protest |
| 释义 | protest Protest is used as a verb or a noun, but with different pronunciations. ◊ used as a verb Protest is used as a verb to say that someone shows publicly that they do not approve of something. You can say that someone protests about something or protests against something. He was criticized for protesting about Gerald Brooke's imprisonment. Labour MPs took to the streets to protest against government economic policy. Some speakers of American English use protest as a transitive verb. They say that someone protests something. He protested the action in a telephone call to the President. Protest is not used like this in British English. Protest can also be used as a reporting verb. If you protest that something is the case, you insist that it is the case, when someone has said or suggested the opposite. They protested that they had never heard of him. 'You're wrong,' I protested. ◊ used as a noun When people show publicly that they do not approve of something, you can describe their behaviour as a protest . They joined in the protests against the government's proposals. ...a letter of protest. |
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