protest 
英 [ˈprəʊtɛst]  美 [proʊˈtɛst] 
n. 抗议，反对；申明；断言

v. 抗议，反对；申明；断言

例句：
Students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. 

大学生正在抗议宿舍过于拥挤。

Groups of women took to the streets to protest against the arrests. 

成群结队的妇女上街抗议逮捕行动。

a protest against the company's tests on live animals 

对该公司进行动物活体实验的公开抗议

The unions joined in the protests against the government's proposals. 

工会也一起公开抗议政府的提案。

Lawyers claim that it was signed under protest. 

律师声称那是在不得已的情况下签署的。