"a chorus of protest" 直译为“抗议的合唱”,引申为“一片抗议声”“齐声抗议”“众口一词的反对”。
其中:
chorus 本指“合唱队”或“众人齐声的声音”(强调同步性、一致性);
protest 是“抗议、反对”。
整个短语突出“多人同时、一致发出的抗议”,强调抗议的集体性和共鸣感,而非个体的零散反对。
该短语是名词性短语,通常作主语、宾语或表语,用于描述某个事件/决定引发的集体抗议反应。常见搭配的动词或场景如下:
引发/激起抗议:raise / draw / evoke / prompt a chorus of protest
听到/遭遇抗议:hear / meet with / be greeted with a chorus of protest
(1)政策/决定引发抗议(最常见):
The government’s plan to raise tuition fees drew a chorus of protest from students and parents.
(政府提高学费的计划引发了学生和家长的一片抗议。)
The new law banning street vendors prompted a chorus of protest from local businesses.
(禁止街头小贩的新法律激起了当地商家的齐声反对。)
(2)宣布消息时遭遇抗议:
When the manager announced the pay cut, there was a chorus of protest from the staff.
(经理宣布降薪时,员工们发出了一片抗议声。)
The CEO’s decision to lay off 100 workers was greeted with a chorus of protest at the meeting.
(CEO裁员100人的决定在会议上遭到了众口一词的反对。)
(3)描述抗议的场景:
As the politician took the stage, she was met with a chorus of protest from the crowd.
(当政客上台时,人群中响起了一片抗议声。)
"a chorus of + 名词" 是固定表达,用于描述集体、同步的声音,常见变体:
a chorus of applause(一片掌声)
a chorus of boos(一片嘘声)
a chorus of laughter(一片笑声)
a chorus of complaints(一片抱怨声)
"a chorus of protest" 是正式且生动的表达,强调抗议的“集体性”和“一致性”,多用于新闻报道、正式场合或描述公开事件的反应。理解时关键抓住“chorus”的“齐声、同步”内涵,结合“protest”的“抗议”义,即可准确把握。