- N-VAR 理由;论据;论点
An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- There's a strong argument for lowering the price...
有充分理由要求降低价格。 - The doctors have set out their arguments against the proposals...
医生们已经陈述了他们反对这些提案的理由。 - It is better to convince by argument than seduce by example.
以理说服强于举例诱导。
- N-VAR 讨论;辩论
An argument is a discussion or debate in which a number of people put forward different or opposing opinions.
- The incident has triggered fresh arguments about the role of the extreme right in France...
该事件引发了关于极右翼势力在法国所起作用的新一轮讨论。 - The issue has caused heated political argument.
这个问题已经引发了激烈的政治争论。
- N-COUNT 争论;争执;争吵
An argument is a conversation in which people disagree with each other angrily or noisily.
- Anny described how she got into an argument with one of the marchers.
安妮描述了她是如何与其中一位游行者发生争执的。 - ...a heated argument.
激烈的争吵
- N-UNCOUNT 异议;质疑
If you accept something without argument, you do not question it or disagree with it.
- He complied without argument...
他二话不说就服从了。 - It should of course be given back. There is no argument about that.
它当然应该还回去,这是无可争议的。
- See also: counter-argument
Be careful with the spelling of this word, and do not confuse argument and dispute. An argument is a disagreement between people who may or may not know each other. A dispute is a serious argument that can last for a long time. Disputes generally occur between organizations, political parties, or countries. Note that dispute can also be a verb.
请注意该词拼写,不要混淆argument和dispute。argument指认识或不认识的人之间的争论。dispute指可延续很长时间的严重纷争,通常发生于组织、政党和国家之间。注意,dispute也可作动词。