- (also informal demo especially in British English)[countable] demonstration (against somebody/something)
a public meeting or a march (= an organized walk by many people) at which people show that they are protesting against or supporting somebody/something 游行示威 to take part in/go on a demonstration 参加／进行示威游行 to hold/stage a demonstration 举行示威游行 mass demonstrations in support of the exiled leader 支持流亡领导人的群众集会 anti-government demonstrations 反政府示威游行 a peaceful/violent demonstration 和平／暴力示威
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2I'll give a quick demonstration of some first-aid techniques. 我将很快地示范一些急救技术。 Police in riot gear dispersed the demonstration. 防暴警察驱散了示威人群。 Taxi drivers staged a demonstration against the new law. 出租车司机举行示威反对新法律。 The demonstration was called off at the last minute. 示威在临举行的一刻取消了。 The government does not wish to provoke further demonstrations. 政府不希望再激起示威抗议。 The president's decision provoked public demonstrations. 总统的决定引发了公众的示威。 The strike was a dramatic demonstration of the power of the workforce. 罢工突出地显示了劳动者的力量。 The visiting president was greeted by hostile demonstrations. 到访的总统遭遇了充满敌意的示威。 Thousands gathered for a peaceful demonstration. 数千人聚在一起举行和平示威。 a protest demonstration against the war 反战示威 demonstrations calling for an end to sanctions 呼吁停止制裁的示威 demonstrations in protest at the arrests 反对拘捕的示威 demonstrations in protest of the administration 抗议政府的示威 mass demonstrations against cuts in the health service 反对公共医疗卫生服务经费削减的群众示威游行 physical demonstrations of affection 身体上的亲昵举动 police intervention at demonstrations 警察对示威的干涉 student demonstrations in favour of a multi-party system 支持多党制的学生示威 As a student, she had taken part in many demonstrations. 作为一名学生，她参加了许多示威游行。 Protesters go on demonstrations, armed with flowers to give to the police. 抗议者上街游行，并备好了送给警察的鲜花。 She was given to quite embarrassing public demonstrations of emotion. 她经常令人尴尬地公开表露感情。 The election results gave ample demonstration of collapsing support for the Communist Party. 选举结果充分显示了对共产党的支持正在瓦解。 The performance was a remarkable demonstration of his abilities. 这场演出很好地展示了他的能力。 There were mass demonstrations in support of the exiled leader. 大批群众集会支持那位流亡领袖。 They are holding a peaceful demonstration in Central Park. 他们正在中央公园举行和平示威。 This is a clear demonstration of how something that seems simple can turn out to be very complicated. 这清楚地表明了看似简单的事情实际上可能非常复杂。 We bought the demonstration model at half price. 我们半价买了演示模型。 We were given a brief demonstration of the computer's functions. 我们看了这种计算机各种功能的简短演示。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
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- hold
- organize
- stage
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- take place
- call for something
- greet
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- at a/the demonstration
- during a/the demonstration
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- (also informal demo)[countable, uncountable]
an act of showing or explaining how something works or is done 示范；示范表演；演示 We were given a brief demonstration of the computer's functions. 我们看了这种计算机各种功能的简短演示。 a practical demonstration 实际操作示范 a demonstration model (= a model used to show how something works) 演示模型 Sandra and Nigel provided a demonstration of salsa dance steps. 桑德拉和奈杰尔演示了萨尔萨舞的舞步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- physical
- practical
- live
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- conduct
- do
- give somebody
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an act of giving proof or evidence for something 证明；证实；论证；说明 a demonstration of the connection between the two sets of figures 论证这两组数字间的联系 a demonstration of how something that seems simple can turn out to be very complicated 说明看似简单的东西实际上可能非常复杂
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- convincing
- dramatic
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- provide
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an act of showing a feeling or an opinion 表达；表露；表现；显露 a public demonstration of affection 公开表露爱慕之情 a demonstration of support for the reforms 表示对改革的支持
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the senses ‘proof provided by logic’ and ‘sign, indication’): from Latin demonstratio(n-), from demonstrare ‘point out’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 19th cent.