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

• He had been brought up with Lutheranism, a pastor's son subjected to sermons, beatings and high piety, and for all his protestations his films were full of it.
  伯从小受路德教教育，他父亲是一个牧师，童年就是在不断的布道和挨打中度过的，被教育要做一个圣洁的人。
• The Vengeance and Jacques Three vied with each other in their fervent protestations that she was the most admirable and marvellous of witnesses.
  复仇女神和雅克三号彼此争先恐后地肯定她是最值得尊重，也是最精彩的证人。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the money China is pouring in, despite protestations of good intent, does have potentially malign consequences for the economics and politics of the continent.
  不过，尽管中国声称自己的援助是善意的，但它向非洲投入的资金，的确可能给这个大陆的经济和政治带来负面影响。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Protestations up and down Pennsylvania Avenue notwithstanding, US officialdom was always likely to follow that script.
  尽管宾夕法尼亚大道（pennsylvaniaavenue）上上下下都表示抗议，但美国官场可能一直会“照本宣科”。
• We need to see changes in how banks manage themselves if we are to believe in protestations of reform.
  我们必须看到银行在自身管理方面的变化，才会相信它们关于改革的保证。