N-VAR (各自发表不同观点的)辩论,争论,讨论 A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government... 以色列政府内部正在进行激烈的辩论。
There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this. 学者之间对此一直争论纷纷。
N-COUNT (议会或其他机构就某问题在投票前进行的)辩论 A debate is a formal discussion, for example in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it.
There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days. 预计接下来的几天里议会将会进行一些激烈的辩论。
V-RECIP (与…)辩论,争论,讨论 If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person.
The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today... 联合国安理会今天将就这个问题展开讨论。
The causes of anorexia are much debated... 关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。
Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert... 学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。
He likes to debate issues with his friends. 他喜欢跟朋友辩论各种问题。
VERB 考虑;盘算;权衡 If you debate whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do.
Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka... 塔格特思忖着是否再要一杯双份伏特加。
At the moment we are debating what furniture to buy for the house... 我们眼下正盘算着为房子购置什么样的家具。
I debated going back inside, but decided against it. 我寻思着是否再进去,最后还是决定离开。
PHRASE 存在争论的;有待讨论的;未确定的 If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.
Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate. 他们之中谁更有音乐天赋还未有定论。
At the moment we are debating what furniture to buy for the house 我们眼下正盘算着为房子购置什么样的家具。
The telephone rang. Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it 电话响了。凯瑟琳犹豫了一下要不要去接。
The conference is now debating the motion and will vote on it shortly 大会正在就提议进行辩论,稍后将就此表决。
They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm 他们在一起坐了数小时,讨论自己创办公司的利弊。
It was Harry London who raised the key issue Nim had been debating. 是哈里·伦敦提出了尼姆一直怀疑的那个关键问题。
Foreign-policy heavyweights are furiously debating the virtues and dangers of developing a new "g2" with china. 外交政策重量级人马正在激辩与中国发展新g2的优点与危险。
For some time, the REST camp and the SOAP camp have been debating which one to use. 一段时间以来,REST阵营和SOAP阵营一直在就使用哪个规范进行激烈的争论。
Coffee houses became meeting places, debating chambers and even laboratories. 后来,咖啡馆变成了会议室和辩论场所,甚至成为了实验室。
But more importantly for Einstein, the scientific community is still debating whether his theory is correct. 但对于爱因斯坦更重要的是,科学界仍在讨论他的理论是否正确。
However, the French parliament is debating relaxing these rules so that university courses can be taught in English. 但是,法国议会也正在讨论是否要放松这些规定,以便大学课程可以使用英语教学。
I felt dread, knowing that they were debating my destiny. 我感到可怕,因为我知道他们正在议论我的命运问题。
I wish we had a good deal more debating in our educational institutions than we do now. 我希望在我们教育系统中有比现在更多的辩论实践。
We spend some time ambling around the outer walls, debating whether to go in or not. 我们在孔府的外墙溜达了一段时间,究竟进去与否,我们还争论了老半天时间。
We have been debating about current affairs. 我们最近正在就时事问题进行辩论。
Our job here is not to score debating points. 我们在这里的任务并不是记录辩论的分数。
Media observers are debating what effects his ownership might have on one of the world's most respected newspapers. 媒体观察员正在争论世界最受尊重的的报纸被他拥有候的影响。
One section in this final competition is called "Group Debating". 在比赛中有一个环节是两个选手组合后和其他两对辩论。
I'm tired of debating you on this point. 在这一点上我已厌倦与你争论。
They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion. 他们争论了好几个小时仍没得出结论。
They have been debating for hours without reaching any agreement. 他们辩论了几个小时,意见始终没有达成一致。
The breakfast table has become a casual debating society. 早餐简直成了非正式的民间讨论会。
The old guard of the prevailing paradigm has lost interest in debating scientific questions. 普遍范式老一代卫道士对讨论科学问题已经失去了兴趣。
The two debating teams argued the question pro and con. 辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
The question we're debating is how we do it. 问题是我们在如何做到这一点上争论不已。
Taiwan has been debating for more than a decade whether to legalise gambling. 围绕是否将赌博合法化的问题,台湾岛内已争论了10多年之久。
Scientists have been debating this question for a long time. 科学家们围绕这个问题已经争论了很长的时间。
While I was debating what to do the phone rang. 就在我仔细考虑该怎么办的时候,电话铃响了。
I enjoyed brainstorming and debating, then making and applying an actual solution. 我很喜欢集思广益和辩论,然后作出,并采用了一种实际的解决办法。
But no one is really still debating whether hip-hop is a bona fide art form. 但是,没有人真的还讨论是否街舞是一种真正的艺术形式。