protest [prə'test]

n./vt.
基本义：n. 抗议、反抗

The volume of protest fell.
抗议事件已减少。

The people made a protest about the rise in prices.
人们对价格上涨提出抗议。

引申义：1、vt.抗辩、抗议、反对

I feel constrained to write and protest the decision.
我不得不写信抗议这一决定。

2、vt.明言、断言、郑重声明

I protest that I had no views of that sort.
我声明我并无那类观点。

【习惯用语】
protest one's innocence
申明自己无罪
protest a decision
反对一项决议
without protest
乖乖地、心甘情愿地
protest against
抗议、对...表示不满
under protest
被迫地; 持异议地;

【近义词】
1、disapprove vt. 不批准, 反对, 非难
His request for reinstatement was disapproved.
他复职的请求未获准。
2、dispute vt. 反对, 反抗, 怀疑
The lawyer disputed the truth of the witness's statement.
律师对证人的话的真实性提出了怀疑。
3、challenge n.质问, 驳斥，对抗
a challenge to the government's authority.
公然对抗政府权威

【背句子记单词】
Low wages often produces employees' protest.
低工资经常引起员工的抗议。