1、protest
抗议;提出异议;反对
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
。The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels.
学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤
。申辩;申明
When we tried to protest that Mo was beaten up they didn't believe us.
我们试图申明莫遭到了毒打,他们却不相信我们
。I never said any of that to her, he protested.
“我从来没有对她那么说过,”他申辩道
。申明;声明;断言
That was how she usually dealt with their protests that she was spoiling her grandchildren.
当他们坚持说她是在溺爱孙儿,她通常会作出那样的回应
。2、contrast
差异;差别;悬殊
the contrast between town and country.
城乡差别
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance.
这两位访客的外表截然不同
。相比之下;与…相反
The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend.
相比之下,私营部门就有很多钱可供开销
。In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered.
相反,生活在富裕家庭的女孩子通常都备受呵护
。与…截然不同;与…对比鲜明
His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son.
他和他儿子在公开场合的言论总是截然不同
。That is in stark contrast to the situation during the 1970 oil crisis.
那和1970年石油危机时的情形完全不同
。