•Ignoring my protestations (= strong expressions of disagreement) , they went ahead and chopped the tree down.他们不理睬我的抗议，继续砍个不停，把树砍倒了。

•Their protestations (= strong expressions) of loyalty seem rather hollow in view of the way they behaved.从他们的表现来看，他们表示效忠的豪言壮语显得很空洞。