C U 抗议；反对complaint or strong expression of disapproval, disagreement, opposition, etc.

　address〔raise〕 a ～　提出抗议
　ban a ～　禁止抗议
　cause〔draw〕 a ～　引起抗议
　express〔voice〕 a ～　表示抗议
　face a ～ from　面对来自…的抗议
　make a ～ against　对…提出抗议
　prepare a ～　准备抗议
　formal〔official〕 ～　正式抗议
　non-violent ～　非暴力抗议
　strong ～　强烈抗议
　written ～　书面抗议

　I can't pass the matter by without a protest.　我不能对此事视而不见，我要提出抗议。
　The government's policy gave rise to vigorous protest.　政府的政策引起了强烈的反对。

 ♣ under protest
　无奈地；不服气地；不甘心地　unwillingly and after expressing disagreement
　He wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.　他无奈之下写了一封致歉信。

　vt. & vi.声明；抗议affirm strongly;raise an objection

　protest　既可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词。用作不及物动词时常与介词about, against连用，用作及物动词时可接名词、代词或that从句作宾语，that有时可省略。

　～ one's innocence　申明无罪
　～ bitterly〔strongly〕 　强烈抗议
　～ loudly　大声反对

　They were formally protesting.　他们正式提出抗议。
　Environmentalists have been protesting about the destruction of Amazonrain forests.　环境保护主义者一直在抗议对亚马逊河热带雨林的破坏。
　All local farmers protested against building the new airport on their farm land.　当地农民抗议在他们农田上新修飞机场。
　He protested the decision made by the committee.　他抗议委员会作出的决议。
　The accused man protested his innocence.　被告申明自己是无辜的。
　Amy protested she was being cheated of her rightful share.　艾米提出抗议，说有人骗取了她依法应得的份额。

 ♣ protest, expostulate, kick, object, oppose, remonstrate
　参见object条。

　［派生词］ protester n.抗议者，持异议者；（汇票等的）拒付者