1 N-VAR 争吵;吵闹 A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. 争吵;吵闹 [Also + between]
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They have won previous pay disputes with the government. [+ with/over]
在先前和政府的工资纠纷中他们赢了。
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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。
2 VERB 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. 质疑(事实、声明或理论)；对…表示异议
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He disputed the allegations. [VERB noun]
他对指控表示怀疑。
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Nobody disputed that Davey was clever. [VERB that]
没有人怀疑戴维是聪明的。
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Some economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest. [VERB wh]
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。
SYN contest, question, challenge, deny
3 V-RECIP 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. 争夺 [Also V n (non-recip)]
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Russia and Ukraine have been disputing the ownership of the fleet. [VERB noun]
俄罗斯和乌克兰一直在争夺舰队的所有权。
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Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes. [VERB noun + with]
布里斯托尔的渔民与丹麦人争夺捕鱼权。
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...a disputed border region. [VERB-ed]
有争议的边境地区
4 PHR-RECIP 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. 有争端;有分歧;有纠纷 [Also + with] [Also + with]
5 PHRASE 在争论中;处于争议中 If something is in dispute, people are questioning it or arguing about it. 在争论中;处于争议中
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。
| Word Link | put ≈ thinking : dispute, impute, putative |
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