n.抗議；反對

v.抗議；反對；申明；斷言

Half a million people held a mass protest against racism last night. 昨晚50萬人舉行了大規(guī)模的抗議活動反對種族歧視。

Some delegates walked out in a show of protest. 有幾位代表退出會場以示抗議。

The minister resigned in protest against the decision. 這位部長為反對那項決策而辭職。

They protested to the mayor that the taxes were too high. 他們向市長提出抗議說稅款過高。

She protested strongly at being called a snob. 她極力反對別人說她勢利眼。

He protested his innocence. 他聲言自己無罪。

protest既可用作及物動詞，也可用作不及物動詞。用作不及物動詞時常與介詞about, against連用，用作及物動詞時可接名詞、代詞或that從句作賓語，that有時可省略。