"protest" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 抗议
• 反对

Definition

作名词时，protest 指公开表达反对或不满的行动，通常由一群人发起。作动词时，protest 表示强烈地表示不同意，或表明某事是不对的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词既常作名词，也常作动词。'protest' 通常带有公开、集体、组织性的意味，而 'complain' 更常表示个人抱怨，语气也更日常。常见搭配有 'join a protest'、'stage a protest'、'protest against something' 和 'protest that...'。

Examples

Many students joined the protest outside the school.

许多学生参加了学校外面的**抗议**活动。

She protested against the new rule.

她**抗议**这项新规定。

The workers held a protest for better pay.

工人们举行了**抗议**，要求更高的工资。

People are planning to protest outside city hall tonight.

人们正计划今晚去市政厅外面**抗议**。

He protested that it wasn't his fault, but nobody believed him.

他**抗议说**这不是他的错，但没人相信他。

The small protest quickly turned into a huge march.

这场小规模的**抗议**很快变成了大游行。