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| /ˈɑːgjuː/ |
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| 1 | I if people argue , they speak to each other in an angry way because they disagree 争论；争执；争吵 |
| Those girls are always arguing! 那些女孩老是在争吵！ |
| +with Don’ t argue with me – you know I’ m right. 别跟我争辩，你知道我是对的。 |
| +about/over We used to argue over who should drive. 我们以前常为谁应该开车而争执。 |
| | 1a | I/T to discuss something with someone who has a different opinion from you 争论；辩论 | | The programme gives people a chance to argue their ideas. 这个项目给了人们一个为自己的想法展开辩论的机会。 | | +about/over They are still arguing over the details of the contract. 他们还在为合同的细节争执不下。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to give reasons why you believe that something is right or true 论证；主张；说理 |
| Successful economies, she argues, are those with the lowest taxes. 她主张成功的经济体系应该是税收最少的。 |
| +for/against Woolf’ s report argued for an improvement in prison conditions. 伍尔夫的报道主张改善监狱条件。 |
| +that Ruben opposed the new road, arguing that it wasn’ t worth spending $25 million to cut seven minutes off drivers’ journey times. 鲁本反对修筑新路，他坚持说花2500万美元减少司机7分钟的行车时间是不值得的。 |
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| - | argue sb into/out of (doing) sth BRITISH
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| to persuade someone to donot to do something |
| 劝某人做/不做某事 |
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| I’ ve managed to argue him out of going to the match. 我成功说服他不要去看比赛。 |
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| - | can’ t argue with sth spoken
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| used for emphasizing that something is clearly true and no one could disagree with it |
| 对某事物没有争议 |
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| His record as coach is impressive – you can’ t argue with that. 他的执教记录很出色，这点无可争议。 |
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| Words frequently used with argue | | argue 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | consistently, convincingly, forcefully, passionately, persuasively, plausibly, strongly, | 2 | | | |
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