Protest
['prəʊtest] or ['protɛst]
解釋/意思:
(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'.
贝弗莉錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞:
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
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Expostulate, remonstrate, denounce, repudiate, deprecate, affirm, aver, assure
ANT:Acquiesce, coincide, sanction, subscribe, endorse, agree
卡蜜拉整理
解釋/意思:
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.
編輯:卢克
例句/造句/用法:
- It was in vain for Annie to protest that she was weary of such things. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- And letting down the side-glass to distinguish, 'Tis Crawford's, Crawford's barouche, I protest! 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- When the notes were due, a messenger came around from the bank with the note and a protest pinned to it for $1. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He has made his protest, and Dame Durden has made hers, and there is nothing more to be said about it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- I thought it my duty to protest against Lady Glyde's unfavourable opinion of his lordship, and I did so, with becoming forbearance and respect. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Nay, the high priests of this worship had the man before them as a protest against their meanness. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- He had drawn her hand into his arm, but she held him back with a last gesture of protest. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Volumnia tremblingly protests that she will observe his injunctions to the letter. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- From the beginning of the revival there were protests, and they grew. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- What a dreary mourning it is to dwell upon those vehement protests of dead affection! 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- But as yet these protests against the discoverer had little effect. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- But Mrs. Rouncewell protests, with warmth enough to swell the stomacher, that of course she would have told Sir Leicester as soon as he got better. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The word 'Mother' suggested other maternal counsels given long ago, and received with unbelieving protests. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Skimpole protests to Bucket, 'What's this for? 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- I have always protested against comedy, and this is comedy in its worst form. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- I signified my readiness to proceed, but our guides protested against such a measure. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- I try to be a good wife, Jerry, the poor woman protested, with tears. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Mr Boffin faintly protested. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Here I should have protested again. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- He protested and pleaded with Faust, but the latter was obdurate. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- The boy protested that she should not; she continued to declare that she would, and the argument ended only with the visit. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Rosedale stopped her with a protesting gesture. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- In deep dejection Mr. Snagsby sits down on his stool, with his back against his desk, protesting, I never had a secret of my own, sir. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Porter firmly by the arm and hurried the weakly protesting old gentleman off in the direction of Cape Town, fifteen hundred miles to the south. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The protesting minority were forgotten in the throng which abjured and came; and the audience was almost as brilliant as the show. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- I shouldn't have minded, you know, if I'd got the money-- and at Miss Farish's protesting Oh! 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Emma amused herself by protesting that it was very extraordinary, indeed, and that she had not a syllable to say for him. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- It was of no use protesting, against Mrs. Cadwallader's way of putting things. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
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