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[N-VAR 可变名词]争吵;吵闹 A
dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.
They have won previous pay disputes with the government...
在先前和政府的工资纠纷中他们赢了。
Negotiators failed to resolve the bitter dispute between the European Community and the United States over cutting subsides to farmers.
谈判者未能消弭欧共体和美国之间在削减农民补贴一事上的争端。
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[VERB 动词]质疑(事实、声明或理论);对…表示异议 If you
dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue.
He disputed the allegations...
他对指控表示怀疑。
Nobody disputed that Davey was clever...
没有人怀疑戴维是聪明的。
Some economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest.
一些经济学家怀疑消费性开支是否如数据所显示的那么大。
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[V-RECIP 相互动词]争夺 When people
dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people
dispute something with another group.
[pl-n V n]
[V n with n]
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[Also V n (non-recip)]
Russia and Ukraine have been disputing the ownership of the fleet...
俄罗斯和乌克兰一直在争夺舰队的所有权。
Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes.
布里斯托尔的渔民与丹麦人争夺捕鱼权。
...a disputed border region.
有争议的边境地区
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[PHR-RECIP 相互短语]有争端;有分歧;有纠纷 If two or more people or groups are
in dispute, they are arguing or disagreeing about something.
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[PHRASE 短语]在争论中;处于争议中 If something is
in dispute, people are questioning it or arguing about it.
Usage Note :
Do not confuse dispute and argument. A dispute is a serious argument that can last for a long time. Disputes generally occurr between organizations, political parties, or countries. An argument is a disagreement between people who may or may not know each other.
不要混淆 dispute 和 argument。dispute 指可以持续很长时间的纷争,通常发生于组织、政党或国家之间。argument 指认识或不认识的人之间的争论。