argue
/ˈɑːgjuː/verb
argues, argued, arguing
1
- reporting verb give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view（为支持某一想法、行动或理论而）提出理由（或证据）（多用于说服他人同意自己观点）：
with clause sociologists argue that inequalities in industrial societies are being reduced社会学家提出证据认为工业社会中的不平等现象正在减少
with direct speech 'It stands to reason, ' she argued.“这完全有道理,"她据理力争道。
1.1
- with obj.
argue someone into/out of
persuade someone to do or not to do (something) by giving reasons给出理由以说服某人（不）做： I tried to argue him out of it.
我试图劝他别这样做。
2
- no obj. exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way激烈地争论, 争执; 争吵：
don't argue with me
别跟我争了
figurative 〈喻〉I wasn't going to argue with a gun
我可不想和大炮去争论什么
with obj. she was too tired to argue the point.她太累了, 不想再就这一点争论了。
短语
argue the toss
- informal, chiefly Brit. dispute a decision or choice already made〈非正式, 主英〉对已成定局的事加以争论。
派生词
arguer
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari 'prattle'， frequentative of arguere 'make clear， prove， accuse'.