| 词汇 | protestation |
| 释义 | protestation noun[ Cusually plural ] formaluk /ˌprɒt.esˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌprɑː.t̬esˈteɪ.ʃən/ an act of saying something forcefully or complaining about something: 抗议;郑重声明;主张 Ignoring my protestations, they went ahead and chopped the tree down.他们不理睬我的抗议，继续砍个不停，把树砍倒了。 Their protestations of loyalty seem rather hollow in view of the way they behaved.从他们的表现来看，他们表示效忠的豪言壮语显得很空洞。 Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom carping clamour complain grizzle make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon remonstrate representation start on at someone unreported vituperation whiner Examples of protestationprotestation His fear of excess is shown in his many half-joking protestations about how small he is. Despite their protestations, arsenal managers were not above engaging in poaching themselves. In spite of his protestations, those who turned against him were his family, friends and professional colleagues rather than political enemies. When it created unpleasant problems in the 1890s perceptions changed, and 'formerly mild protestations turned anxious and intense' (p. 37). Despite protestations to the contrary,1 political science has achieved a great deal in the study of voting behaviour. Despite their protestations, their actions show that correctness is to be valued. The prince's many protestations of love for the infanta may well have been more for form's sake than heart-felt. Initially, he believed his client's protestations of innocence. Protestation only bound subscribers to promise, vow, and protest. The worry is similar to a charge sometimes leveled against existentialists: despite their protestations to the contrary, they do posit at least one objective value, namely authenticity. Despite his protestations, this does not seem to rule out the possibility that worlds could differ in detail not connected to the degree of reality they contain. Despite liberal protestations against hierarchical organisations, such organisations may have more potential to address the power relations and social conflicts that are downplayed in the liberal discourse. Rap's textuality, perhaps not too unlike the discursive progressivism allotted to bossa nova's sometimes revolutionary disposition, consists of an aura of individualism, a celebratory, sometimes cunning protestation. It would make a mockery of those protestations if they did not accept these propositions now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, are not her protestations that she has been exercising free speech and clarification quite preposterous? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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