protesting

英 [prəˈtestɪŋ]

美 [prəˈtestɪŋ]

v.  (公开)反对; 抗议; 坚决地表示; 申辩
protest的现在分词

现在分词：protesting　

BNC.32832 / COCA.33055

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /prə'test/. The noun is pronounced /'prəʊtest/. 动词读作 /prə'test/，名词读作 /'prəʊtest/。


• VERB 抗议；提出异议；反对
  If youprotest againstsomething oraboutsomething, you say or show publicly that you object to it. In American English, you usually say that youprotestit.
  1. Groups of women took to the streets to protest against the arrests...
     成群结队的妇女上街抗议逮捕行动。
  2. The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels...
     学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。
  3. They were protesting soaring prices...
     他们抗议物价暴涨。
  4. He picked up the cat before Rosa could protest.
     未等罗莎表示异议，他就抱起了猫。
• N-VAR 抗议；反对
  Aprotestis the act of saying or showing publicly that you object to something.
  1. The opposition now seems too weak to stage any serious protests against the government...
     反对党现在似乎势力非常弱小，无法针对政府发起真正的抗议。
  2. The unions called a two-hour strike in protest at the railway authority's announcement.
     各工会号召罢工两小时，以对铁路当局所发通告表示抗议。
  3. ...a protest march.
     抗议游行
• VERB 申辩；申明
  If youprotest thatsomething is the case, you insist that it is the case, when other people think that it may not be.
  1. When we tried to protest that Mo was beaten up they didn't believe us...
     我们试图申明莫遭到了毒打，他们却不相信我们。
  2. 'I never said any of that to her,' he protested...
     “我从来没有对她那么说过，”他申辩道。
  3. He has always protested his innocence.
     他一直申辩自己是无辜的。
• N-COUNT 申明；声明；断言
  Aprotest thatsomething is true is a strong declaration that it is true.
  1. That was how she usually dealt with their protests that she was spoiling her grandchildren.
     当他们坚持说她是在溺爱孙儿，她通常会作出那样的回应。

双语例句

• In the video, Michael Jackson danced down a make-believe street protesting that 'the kid is not my son'
  录像里，迈克尔·杰克逊沿着虚设的街道一边跳舞一边抗议说：“那孩子不是我的儿子”。
• They say they have nothing to lose and will continue protesting until the government vetos the agreement
  他们说自己是死猪不怕开水烫，将会继续抗议直到政府否决该协议为止。
• Local people are protesting against farmers and landowners who black public footpaths.
  当地人反对农场主和地主阻断公共便道。
• Some of the protesting reflects genuine worries.
  一些抗议反映了真实的担忧。
• They were protesting soaring prices
  他们抗议物价暴涨。
• I stood in line a couple times with other bank clients who were protesting, crying and screaming.
  我和其他银行客户排了几次队，他们抗议，哭喊，尖叫。
• Witnesses say Afghan police have opened fire on people protesting against the governor of a northern province.
  目击者说，在阿富汗一个北部省份，警察向抗议省长的人群开枪。
• Teachers are protesting against the cuts in spending on education.
  教师抗议对教育投资的削减。
• They were protesting what they said was unfair treatment of soldiers from the Western side of East Timor.
  他们说，他们抗议西方国家和东帝汶士兵的不公平待遇。
• The staff occupied the office in protesting at the low pay offer.
  职员占领了办公室抗议低工资。