Protest

['prəʊtest] or ['protɛst]

解释:

(noun.) the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent.

(noun.) a formal and solemn declaration of objection; 'they finished the game under protest to the league president'; 'the senator rose to register his protest'; 'the many protestations did not stay the execution'.

(noun.) the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; 'he shouted his protests at the umpire'; 'a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall'.

(verb.) utter words of protest.

(verb.) affirm or avow formally or solemnly; 'The suspect protested his innocence'.

(verb.) express opposition through action or words; 'dissent to the laws of the country'.

贝弗莉录入--From WordNet

解释:

(v. i.) To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.

(v. i.) To make a solemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest against your votes.

(v. t.) To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.

(v. t.) To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.

(v.) A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of lords in Parliament.

(v.) A solemn declaration in writing, in due form, made by a notary public, usually under his notarial seal, on behalf of the holder of a bill or note, protesting against all parties liable for any loss or damage by the nonacceptance or nonpayment of the bill, or by the nonpayment of the note, as the case may be.

(v.) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them.

(v.) A declaration made by a party, before or while paying a tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he deems illegal, denying the justice of the demand, and asserting his rights and claims, in order to show that the payment was not voluntary.

整理:佩吉

同义词及近义词:

v. n. Declare (solemnly), aver, affirm, assert, asseverate, avow, profess, attest, testify.

v. a. Declare (solemnly), assert, affirm.

n. Declaration (made in a formal manner against something).

整理:米莉

同义词及反义词:

SYN:Expostulate, remonstrate, denounce, repudiate, deprecate, affirm, aver, assure

ANT:Acquiesce, coincide, sanction, subscribe, endorse, agree

卡蜜拉整理

解释:

v.i. to bear witness before others: to declare openly: to give a solemn declaration of opinion (against).—v.t. to make a solemn declaration of: to note as a bill of exchange on account of non-acceptance or non-payment: (rare) to call as a witness: (obs.) to publish make known: (Shak.) to vow.—n. Prō′test a solemn or formal declaration esp. in writing expressing dissent: the noting by a notary-public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill: a written declaration usually by the master of a ship stating the circumstances attending loss or injury of ship or cargo &c.—adj. Prot′estant protesting: pertaining to the faith of those who protest against the errors of the Church of Rome.—n. one of those who in 1529 protested against an edict of Charles V. and the Diet of Spires denouncing the Reformation: a member of one of those churches founded by the Reformers: one who protests.—v.t. Prot′estantise.—ns. Prot′estantism the Protestant religion: state of being a Protestant; Protestā′tion an act of protesting: a solemn declaration: a declaration of dissent: a declaration in pleading; Prot′estātor; Protest′er.—adv. Protest′ingly.

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