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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。