remonstrate

1. V-I If you remonstrate with someone, you protest to them about something you do not approve of or agree with, and you try to get it changed or stopped. 抗議; 反對(duì)[正式]

He remonstrated with the referee. 他曾向裁判抗議。

Stewart expected him to remonstrate, and was surprised at his acceptance of defeat. 斯圖爾特以為他會(huì)抗議，所以很詫異他接受了自己的失敗。