protestations

英 [ˌprəʊtɛsˈteɪʃənz]

美 [ˌproʊˌtɛˈsteɪʃənz]

n.  郑重的声明; 坚决的表示
protestation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 申明；断言
  Aprotestationis a strong declaration that something is true or not true.
  1. Despite his constant protestations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted.
     尽管他一直宣称对她的爱忠贞不渝，她仍然心存怀疑。

双语例句

• This action makes a mockery of the Government's continuing protestations of concern
  这一行动是对一再声明表示关注的政府的嘲弄。
• Our protestations about travelling with hand baggage only and the severe weight restrictions of some airlines fall on deaf ears.
  那些关于旅行时只允许携带手提行李的主张和航空公司严厉的重量限制全被置若罔闻。
• What use were anger and protestations against her silly credulity?
  对于她那样痴心的轻信，愤怒和抗议又有什么用呢？
• And while he clearly does care about his legacy, there does seem some truth to his protestations that other people spend a lot more time concerning themselves about his record than he does.
  而且，尽管他显然在意自己留下的遗产，但他的抗议似乎有一定道理：有些人对他的过往比他自己更在意，在这上面花费大量时间。
• But the protestations of reform have often seemed pro-forma, concealing a real desire to return as swiftly as possible to pre-crunch business as usual.
  但这种改革宣言似乎经常流于形式，掩盖了它们只想尽快恢复到危机前常态的真实意图。
• She wanted something, but no man should buy her by false protestations or favour.
  她有需求，但是任何男人也别指望用花言巧语或者小恩小惠来收买她。
• Several persons hurried up to m.de villefort, who sat half bowed over in his chair, offering him consolation, encouragement, and protestations of zeal and sympathy.
  有几个人围住那几乎已瘫倒在椅子里的维尔福先生，劝慰他，鼓励他，对他表示切和同情。
• Western injunctions for it to act as a responsible stakeholder in the multilateral system were met with protestations that such demands were premature: China was still a developing country, and it prized non-interference above western concepts of mutual dependence.
  西方要求中国作为一个负责任的利益相关者参与到多边体系中，而中国却认为这种要求还为时过早：中国还是个发展中国家，比之西方的相互依赖等观念，它更推崇不干预政策。
• This chasm suggests that the central bank was a buyer in the gold market last year in spite of its protestations to the contrary, say analysts.
  分析师表示，这一巨大缺口意味着，去年中国央行在黄金市场上扮演了买方角色&尽管其声明的内容与此相反。
• The US government is doubtless sincere in its protestations that it means to kick the oil habit.
  美国政府戒除石油瘾的声明无疑是真诚的。