🔑argueBrE/ˈɑːɡjuː/NAmE/ˈɑːrɡjuː/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyargueBrE/ˈɑːɡjuː/NAmE/ˈɑːrɡjuː/present simple - he / she / itarguesBrE/ˈɑːɡjuːz/NAmE/ˈɑːrɡjuːz/past simplearguedBrE/ˈɑːɡjuːd/NAmE/ˈɑːrɡjuːd/past participlearguedBrE/ˈɑːɡjuːd/NAmE/ˈɑːrɡjuːd/ -ing formarguingBrE/ˈɑːɡjuːɪŋ/NAmE/ˈɑːrɡjuːɪŋ/🔑[I]tospeakangrilytosbbecauseyoudisagreewiththem争论;争吵;争辩◆Mybrothersarealwaysarguing. 我的兄弟们总是争论不休。◆~ (withsb) (about/oversth)We'realwaysarguingwitheachotheraboutmoney. 我们总是为钱吵嘴。◆~withsbIdon'twanttoarguewithyou—justdoit! 我不想和你争辩,干吧!🔑[I, T]togivereasonswhyyouthinkthatsthisright/wrong, true/nottrue, etc., especiallytopersuadepeoplethatyouareright论证;说理;争辩◆~for/againststh/doingsthTheyarguedfortherighttostrike. 他们据理力争罢工权利。◆~sthShearguedthecaseforbringingbackthedeathpenalty. 她为恢复死刑的主张提供论据。◆Hewastootiredtoarguethepoint(= discussthematter). 他太倦了,不想讨论这个问题。◆awell-arguedarticle凿凿有据的文章◆~that…Hearguedthattheyneededmoretimetofinishtheproject. 他提出理由说明他们需要更多的时间来完成该项目。◆Itcouldbearguedthatlawsaremadebyandformen. 法律由人并为人制定的这一点颇有道理。argue
Verbs for reporting an opinion陈述观点的动词
◆Some critics argue that Picasso remained a great master all his life.一些评论家认为毕加索毕生都是一位大师。
◆Others maintain that there is a significant deterioration in quality in his post-war work.其他人坚称他战后的作品质量明显下降。
◆Picasso himself claimed that good art is created, but great art is stolen.毕加索自己声称,好的艺术是创造出来的,伟大的艺术却是偷来的。
◆As Smith has noted, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.正如史密斯所述,毕加索借用了非洲艺术的意象。
◆As the author points out, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.正如作者指出的那样,毕加索借用了非洲艺术的意象。
◆The writer challenges the notion that Picasso's sculpture was secondary to his painting.作者对这种观点表示质疑,即毕加索的雕塑不及他的绘画。
◆It has been suggested that Picasso's painting was influenced by jazz music.据说毕加索的绘画受到爵士乐的影响。
➡language bank atabout, according tonevertheless
Conceding a point and making a counter-argument承认一个观点的正确性,并提出一个对立的观点
◆While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.虽然这部电影的确太长了,但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
◆It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.可以认为这部电影太长了,但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
◆The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.这部电影的确太长了,但它仍不失为一部有趣的影片。
◆Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.当然,为了制作一部两小时的电影,该书中的大部分内容都被舍弃了,不过它仍不失为一部成功的故事片。
◆Critics are wrong to argue that the film's plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.批评家认为这部电影的情节过于复杂,这种观点是不恰当的。影片中确实有几次大的情节变化,但观众还是不难看懂的。
◆It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.的确,没有好的剧本不可能拍出好的电影,但有天赋的导演能将较好的剧本制作成非常好的电影,这一点也是没有疑问的。
◆It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.这两部电影是否预示着西部片新时代的来临还有待观察。但是毫无疑问,它们作为这一电影类型的新作而受到欢迎。
➡language bank atargue, however, impersonal, opinion[T]~sth(formal) toshowclearlythatsthexistsoristrue证明;表明◆Theselatestdevelopmentsargueachangeingovernmentpolicy. 最近的事态发展表明政府改变了政策。●ˌarguetheˈtoss(BrE, informal) tocontinuetodisagreeaboutadecision, especiallywhenitistoolatetochangeitoritisnotveryimportant(对决定)徒然反对,作无谓的争执●ˌarguesbˈinto/ˈoutofdoingsthtopersuadesbtodo/notdosthbygivingthemreasons说服(某人)做/不做(某事)◆Theyarguedhimintowithdrawinghiscomplaint. 他们说服他撤回了投诉。●ˈarguewithsth () (informal) todisagreewithastatement不同意(说法);不承认(表述)◆He'sareallysuccessfulman—youcan'targuewiththat. 他是一个真正成功的人,你不得不承认这个事实。