The employees continued to protest against the decision even after the boss offered a pay raise.

protest 是动词，意思是"抗议、反对"，指通过言语或行动表达对某事的强烈不满或反对。这个词来自拉丁语 protestari，由 pro（"向前"）和 testari（"作证"）组成，原意是"公开声明"。