1A statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

英国队正式提出抗议。

两名资深科学家辞职以示抗议。

1. 1.1 An organized public demonstration expressing strong objection to an official policy or course of action.
   （反对当局的）公开示威
   as modifier a protest march

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The incidences of violent crime are ongoing, and the more horrific ones usually spark some kind of immediate public reaction like a protest or a march.
   • Many different forms of student protest have already been organised.
   • Last week's protests came weeks after a general strike against the cuts paralysed the country.
   • She said that following an interview on North West Radio to gauge public reaction to a protest rally, she was inundated with phone calls of support.
   • And demonstration, marches, protests are part of democracy.
   • The fact that the public have to resort to demonstrations or angry protests against administration policy show that there is something currently wrong with the relationship.
   • The clashes were followed by protests on Tuesday, which were broken up by riot police.
   • As the peaceful sit-down protest was winding down the police announced they would forcefully remove people.
   • About 3,000 striking workers launched a sit-in hunger protest on July 2, outside the Health Ministry.
   • He said people should join a planned protest on July 1 to express their calls for democracy.
   • The struggle against war cannot consist merely of organizing one protest demonstration after another.
   • In some towns the students staged sit-down protests in the streets.
   • A protest march is planned to take place on Thursday February 13.
   • Last week's protest far exceeded the expectations of the organisers, who had predicted 100,000 would attend.
   • In Australia and New Zealand there are enough victims of real estate crooks to form a protest march to rival any public demonstration.
   • The weekend's protests began in Melbourne, Australia, where 150,000 converged on the centre of the city.
   • Yet their only " crime " was to seek to organize peaceful anti-government protests.
   • The protesters congregated outside parliament before holding a sit-down protest in front of Downing Street.
   • The protest demonstrations prior to the outbreak of war were the largest in history.
   • People are making their own efforts to organise demonstrations and protest marches.

   Synonyms

   demonstration, march, protest march, peace camp, rally, sit-in, human chain, occupation, sleep-in, dirty protest, write-in, non-cooperation

2Law
A written declaration, typically by a notary public, that a bill has been presented and payment or acceptance refused.

1no object Express an objection to what someone has said or done.

她不让他付账，他也没怎么太反对。

1. 1.1 Publicly demonstrate strong objection to an official policy or course of action.
   公开反对（当局的政策或行为）
   doctors and patients protested against plans to cut services at the hospital

   医生和病人都公开表示反对削减医院服务的计划。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The workers also protested against the company decision to send its Boeing 767 fleet to Singapore next year for servicing.
   • About 10,000 German steel workers protested against the planned trading scheme on Monday.
   • For several months, French temporary art workers and technicians have protested against cuts in their unemployment assurance scheme.
   • Workers also protested against the low wages they receive, compared to permanent staff.
   • They are protesting against the imposition of a 1 percent pay rise for 2003 by the prison service.
   • Small farmers and health service workers have also repeatedly protested against government policies.
   • The workers also protested against poor working conditions and job losses.
   • On December 3 thousands protested against government economic policy outside the Ukrainian legislature.
   • Thousands of Greek workers protested against the government's economic policies in the city of Thessaloniki on September 10.
   • The unions protested against wage cuts and layoffs for public sector workers.
   • Ever since the disputed elections of 2000, opponents have protested against the worsening economic situation and lack of political dialogue.
   • Human-rights activists have protested against measures that would allow Britain to deport suspects to countries where they could face torture.
   • And, there were, of course, a few who protested against the revelry.
   • However, his prayers did not avert the famous Morozov strike of 1885, when his 8,000 workers protested against the fines.
   • March 8, 1857 - Garment workers in New York city protested against poor working conditions and low wages.
   • The taxi association members were protesting against the impounding of their vehicles by traffic authorities for not having operating permits.
   • In the new factories, industrial workers protested against the harsh conditions of work.
   • In Egypt demonstrators protested against the war, but at the same time attacked the regime.
   • While the flags of all 25 countries flapped in the light breeze, about 3,000 demonstrators protested against the war.
   • During last week's committee session, several opposition lawmakers strongly protested against the military's failure to send service leaders to the committee.

   Synonyms

   demonstrate, march, hold a rally, sit in, form a human chain, occupy somewhere, sleep in, stage a dirty protest, refuse to cooperate
2. 1.2North American with object Publicly demonstrate an objection to (a policy or course of action)
   公开反对（当局的政策或行为）
   the workers were protesting economic measures enacted a week earlier

   工人们对前一周制定的经济措施提出抗议。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Security is tight in Washington, D.C. as demonstrators protest the policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
   • Of course, animal activists now also protest eating meat or drinking milk.
   • They were protesting his environmental and his economic policies.
   • In Berlin, left-wing protesters were out in force protesting government economic policies.
   • We are the party that protests outsourcing and off shore tax evasion and our ‘public being sold out abroad.’
   • If they protest a policy, they should expect to ‘be exited’ and then move on with their lives.
   • If there's a demonstration of hundreds of workers protesting something, it is determined not to be big news.
   • All this means socialists will find themselves on the same demonstration, protesting the same social ill, from time to time.
   • We've been permanently protesting outside the council offices over the last week.
   • They are protesting non-payment of salaries for eight months and are demanding a pay rise.
   • Smokers and bar and restaurant owners in NYC are protesting proposed further restrictions on smoking in public places.
   • The demonstration follows a number of strikes and demonstrations held during the summer protesting the economic policies of the government.
   • Here, the governments control the economic policies, and the people cannot effectively boycott or protest everything by themselves.
   • A committee of 56 workers has been organizing to protest what they call sweatshop conditions.
   • During his last two years as a member of the Beatles, Lennon was spending much of his time with Yoko Ono, publicly protesting the Vietnam War and advocating peace.
   • Environmentalists loudly protested the administration's proposed reversal.
   • I mean, we cannot accept the mass killing of people who are just peacefully protesting.
   • Well, what happened was, the law schools wanted to register some way of protesting the don't ask, don't tell policy.
   • In Bucharest, 2,000 workers protested in front of the government headquarters and at parliament offices.

2reporting verb Declare (something) firmly and emphatically in the face of stated or implied doubt or in response to an accusation.

“我不是忸怩作态！”露茜声辩道。

她一向声言自己无辜。

3Law
with object Write or obtain a protest in regard to (a bill).