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

• Despite their protestations, they were glad to accept our help.
  尽管他们严肃地表明了态度，但他们仍乐於接受我们的援助。
• Despite her protestations she had been quite looking forward to the journey.
  尽管她嘴上一直表示反对，其实她内心还是挺盼望这次旅行的。
• Refusing to listen to her husband's protestations of innocence, Mrs Rodrigues filed for divorce.
  玛丽亚并没有听丈夫的解释，马上提出离婚。
• The whispers of many men and the protestations of the portress were audible in the corridor.
  过道里有许多人说话的声音和那看门妇人的争辩声。
• There was the will, however, to hinder that, and my loud protestations against any infringement of its directions.
  无论如何，遗嘱阻止那样行事，我也高声抗议，反对任何违反遗嘱指示的行为。
• 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。
• Their protestations of loyalty seem rather hollow in view of the way they behaved.
  考虑到他们的表现，他们对忠诚的强烈言辞显得很空洞。
• Despite his occasional protestations of friendship, he disliked England and thought her a worthless ally.
  他对英国只是有时表示友好，其实并不喜欢，而且认为英国是一个不中用的盟国。
• For all the passion, the protestations of undying love, these characters simply can't keep their eyes from wandering.
  剧中的角色会追求生活的激情和他们所谓的永恒的爱情，这些电视角色们会到处找对象。
• 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。