demonstration

noun

1. 集会示威；游行示威
   a public meeting or march at which people show that they are protesting against or supporting sb/sth
   1. to take part in/go on a demonstration
      参加 / 进行示威游行
   2. to hold/stage a demonstration
      举行示威游行
   3. mass demonstrations in support of the exiled leader
      支持流亡领导人的群众集会
   4. anti-government demonstrations
      反政府示威游行
   5. a peaceful/violent demonstration
      和平 / 暴力示威
2. 示范；示范表演；演示
   an act of showing or explaining how sth works or is done
   1. We were given a brief demonstration of the computer's functions.
      有人向我们简短演示了这种计算机的各种功能。
   2. a practical demonstration
      实际操作表演
   3. We provide demonstration of videoconferencing over the Internet.
      我们通过互联网演示视频会议。
3. 证明；证实；论证；说明
   an act of giving proof or evidence for sth
   1. a demonstration of the connection between the two sets of figures
      论证这两组数字间的联系
   2. 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
4. 表达；表露；表现；显露
   an act of showing a feeling or an opinion
   1. a public demonstration of affection
      公开表露爱慕之情
   2. a demonstration of support for the reforms
      表示对改革的支持

1. N-COUNT 示威;示威游行（或集会）
   A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
   1. Riot police broke up a demonstration by students.
      防暴警察驱散了示威的学生。
   2. ...mass demonstrations.
      群众性示威
2. N-COUNT 示范;演示
   A demonstration of something is a talk by someone who shows you how to do it or how it works.
   1. ...a cookery demonstration.
      烹饪示范
   2. ...demonstrations of new products.
      新产品的演示
3. N-COUNT 证明;论证;表明;说明
   A demonstration of a fact or situation is a clear proof of it.
   1. This is a clear demonstration of how technology has changed...
      这清楚地表明了技术已有了怎样的进步。
   2. This was a very practical demonstration of why the Army trained people to be disciplined.
      这很实际地说明了为什么军队要将士兵训练得遵规守纪。
4. N-COUNT (特质的)显示;(情感的)表露
   A demonstration of a quality or feeling is an expression of it.
   1. There's been no public demonstration of opposition to the President.
      没有人对总统公开表示反对。
   2. ...physical demonstrations of affection.
      身体上的亲昵

1. Thousands of farmers from across Europe have held a huge demonstration in the centre of Brussels
   来自欧洲各地的数千农民在布鲁塞尔市中心举行了大规模的示威游行。
2. The government have not been able to turn today's demonstration to their advantage.
   政府未能把今天的游行示威转为己用。
3. The demonstration itself was against the Government's new Community Charge.
   游行本身反对的是政府新出台的“人头税”。
4. TV pictures of the demonstration were blacked out.
   示威画面被禁止在电视上播出。
5. Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration
   警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散示威人群。
6. The demonstration climaxed two weeks of strikes
   游行示威将持续了两周的罢工推向了高潮。
7. The military are under a cloud for killing civilians while breaking up a demonstration.
   军方因在平息示威活动时杀死了无辜平民而备受指责。
8. A crowd comprised of the wives and children of scientists staged a demonstration.
   由科学家们的妻儿们组成的队伍举行了示威游行。
9. Riot police broke up a demonstration by students.
   防暴警察驱散了示威的学生。
10. This is a clear demonstration of how technology has changed
    这清楚地表明了技术已有了怎样的进步。
11. This was a very practical demonstration of why the Army trained people to be disciplined.
    这很实际地说明了为什么军队要将士兵训练得遵规守纪。
12. There's been no public demonstration of opposition to the President.
    没有人对总统公开表示反对。
13. The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy-handed way
    示威遭到了残暴的镇压。
14. During the demonstration, marshals handed over to the police a young man caught breaking shop windows.
    游行示威期间，组织者逮到一个正在砸商店玻璃的年轻人并将其移送警方。
15. The organisers of the demonstration concede that they hadn't sought permission for it
    游行示威的组织者承认他们并未申请批准这次活动。
16. In August 1968 women held a demonstration at the Miss America Beauty Pageant.
    1968年8月，妇女在美国小姐选美大赛举行了游行示威。
17. The main demonstration passed off peacefully
    主示威活动和平地结束了。
18. A planned demonstration has been called off by its organisers.
    原定的游行示威已被组织者取消。
19. The demonstration provided a platform for a broad cross section of speakers.
    示威集会为具有广泛代表性的人士提供了发表意见的机会。
20. Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.
    橡皮子弹被用来驱散示威人群。
21. European farmers are planning a massive demonstration against farm subsidy cuts
    欧洲农场主正策划一场抗议削减农场补贴的大规模示威游行。
22. He was arrested in parliament on charges of subversion for organizing the demonstration.
    他因组织示威活动在议会上被以颠覆破坏罪名逮捕。
23. Some months ago angry demonstrators mounted a noisy demonstration beneath his window. His neighbours thereupon insisted upon more security.
    几个月前，愤怒的示威者在他的窗下发起了闹哄哄的抗议活动，随后他的邻居们坚决要求加强安全防范。
24. Wait a moment, let me give you a demonstration.
    且慢，先让我做一下示范。
25. He planned to participate in the demonstration, but then he got cold feet.
    他打算参加示威，但后来临阵退缩了。
26. The book is a demonstration of scholarship without pedantry.
    这本书表现出学术水平又不故意卖弄学问。
27. He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.
    他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
28. They made a gigantic [ huge; mammoth] demonstration against the government.
    他们举行了一次声势浩大的反政府示威。
29. Photography with cine cameras is of value only for demonstration and entertainment purposes.
    用电影摄影机摄影只有演示和娱乐的价值。
30. The workers gave us a demonstration ( or show-how) of their own inventions.
    工人们为我们演示了他们自己的发明创造。

  parade demonstration procession【导航词义：游行】

  parade n. 游行，列队行进

〔辨析〕指庆祝活动中的游行，通常有乐队、彩车等。

  demonstration n. 游行，示威

〔辨析〕指为了表示反对或支持而进行的公开集会或游行。

  procession n. 行列，队伍；游行

〔辨析〕尤指仪式中人或车辆缓慢行进的队伍。

noun

1. a show or display
   1. the presentation of new data
   2. he gave the customer a demonstration

   Synonym:    presentationpresentment

2. a show of military force or preparedness
   1. he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations

3. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
   1. there were violent demonstrations against the war

   Synonym:    manifestation

4. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion

   Synonym:    monstrance

5. a visual presentation showing how something works
   1. the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations
   2. the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response

   Synonym:    demo