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| /ˈɑːgjʊmənt/ |
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| 1 | C an angry disagreement between people 争论；争执；争吵 |
| a heated argument (=extremely angry disagreement) 激烈的争吵 |
| without an argument They won’ t accept higher prices without an argument. 他们不会毫无异议地接受更高的价格。 |
| have an argument (with sb) I’ ve had an argument with my girlfriend. 我与我女朋友吵了一架。 |
| get into an argument (with sb) Every time we visit my family, he gets into an argument with my sister. 每次我们回我家，他都要跟我姐争吵一番。 |
| +about/over I try to avoid arguments about money. 我竭力避免为钱的问题争吵。 |
| | 1a | a discussion or debate between people with different views, opinions etc 辩论；争辩 | | win/lose an argument We can win this argument if we present the facts clearly. 如果我们把事实陈述清楚，我们就会赢得这场辩论。 | | +about/over The party is involved in an argument over economic policy. 该党卷入了一场有关经济政策的辩论。 | |
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| 2 | C/U a reason or set of reasons that you use for persuading other people to support your views, opinions etc 理由；论据；论点 |
| The Court of Appeal rejected her arguments. 上诉法庭对她的申辩不予考虑。 |
| His main argument is stated in the opening chapter. 他在开篇第一章陈述了主要论点。 |
| +for/against There are powerful arguments against releasing them from prison. 有强有力的论据反对释放他们出狱。 |
| You could make an argument for working shorter hours. 你们可以提出缩短工作时间的理由。 |
| Metaphor | | | | | | An argument is like a fight or war , with people attacking each other’ s opinions and defending their own. | | 争论像战斗（fight）或战争（war），人们相互攻击对方的观点并为自己的观点辩护。 | | She tried to defend herself against his attacks on her ideas.她努力为自己辩护，驳斥他对她观点的攻击。
She shot down his argument.她驳倒了他的论点。
That is an indefensible point of view.那是个站不住脚的观点。
I decided to pursue another line of attack.我决定寻求另一条攻击线路。
We had a big fight last night, and I went home early.我们昨晚大吵了一场，然后我早早回家了。
There was a lot of conflict over what to do next.下一步要做什么尚有许多争议。
They clashed over who to appoint.他们在任命谁的问题上发生了冲突。
It was a real battle of wits.这是一场真正的智慧的较量。
We did battle with the council about the plans.我们就这些计划与市议会发生了争执。
I’ ve crossed swords with them before.我过去与他们有过交锋。
Tom is always the first to leap to her defence.汤姆总是第一个跳起来为她辩护。
| | See also ->angry | | See also ->criticize | | See also ->idea | | | |
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