Question

debatable adj.有疑问的，有争议的；成问题的 (1) 这也是个争论很大的话题。(2) 它的成本效益如何，尚无定论。(3) 改革是否改善了现状，这问题仍有争议。 If you've ever seen politicians or anyone else have a debate, then you already have a pretty good idea of what debatable means. Something is debatable if there's reason to doubt it. If you say you're going to play in the NBA someday, but you're very short, your plans are debatable. Many issues, like how to create more jobs, are debatable because there isn't one correct answer to them.

Accepted Answer

英 [dɪ'beɪtəbl] 美 [dɪ'beɪtəbl] (1) It is also a very debatable argument.(2) It is debatable whether it is cost-effective.(3) It's debatable whether or not the reforms have improved conditions. We know the sky is blue and the earth has one moon. But is there life on other planets? And how old is the universe anyway? Such things are debatable. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有争议的；有疑问的；未定的 If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.   [usu v-link ADJ]Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable...在这种情况下我们能否留下还很难说。It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference...抗生素能否起到什么作用还无法定论。Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point.究竟是年纪大的女性更容易流产还是她们报告了更多流产事例，这一点仍存在争议。

英语单词	debatable
英美音标	英 [dɪ'beɪtəbl] 美 [dɪ'beɪtəbl]
中文释义	adj.有疑问的，有争议的；成问题的
英语例句	(1) It is also a very debatable argument. (2) It is debatable whether it is cost-effective. (3) It's debatable whether or not the reforms have improved conditions.
中文例句	(1) 这也是个争论很大的话题。 (2) 它的成本效益如何，尚无定论。 (3) 改革是否改善了现状，这问题仍有争议。
vocabulary简明	We know the sky is blue and the earth has one moon. But is there life on other planets? And how old is the universe anyway? Such things are debatable.
vocabulary扩展	If you've ever seen politicians or anyone else have a debate, then you already have a pretty good idea of what debatable means. Something is debatable if there's reason to doubt it. If you say you're going to play in the NBA someday, but you're very short, your plans are debatable. Many issues, like how to create more jobs, are debatable because there isn't one correct answer to them.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有争议的；有疑问的；未定的 If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain. [usu v-link ADJ] Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable... 在这种情况下我们能否留下还很难说。 It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference... 抗生素能否起到什么作用还无法定论。 Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point. 究竟是年纪大的女性更容易流产还是她们报告了更多流产事例，这一点仍存在争议。

Debatable 英 Dɪ'Beɪtəbl] 美 Dɪ'Beɪtəbl Adj.有疑问的，有争议的；成问题的 Argument Cost Effective Reforms