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| 1 | C/U a strong complaint or disagreement （强烈的）抗议，异议 |
| +at/against The organization has made a formal protest against the nuclear testing. 这个组织已对核试验提出正式的抗议。 |
| in protest She resigned in protest against the company’ s unfair policies. 她以辞职来抗议该公司政策不公。 |
| without protest He left the building without protest after the police arrived. 警察来了之后，他乖乖地离开了大楼。 |
| raise/provoke a storm of protest The decision raised a storm of protest among farmers and agricultural workers. 这个决定在农民和农业工人中引起了一片抗议的风暴。 |
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| 2 | C something such as a meeting or public statement by people who strongly disagree with a policy , law etc 抗议集会；抗议声言 |
| peaceful protests against the war 反战的和平抗议集会 |
| Students will hold a protest this weekend at Number 10. 学生们本周末将到唐宁街10号举行抗议集会。 |
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| - | under protest
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| if you do something under protest , you say that you do not think it is right or fair |
| 不情愿地；认为不公正地 |
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| The office admitted that they had approved the budget under protest. 该办公室承认他们不情愿地批准了这个预算。 |
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| Words frequently used with protest | | protest 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | mass, peaceful, popular, public, violent, widespread, | 2 | | | |
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