dispute

dispute
noun
  1. a disagreement, argument, or debate
    意见不同；争辩；辩论
    a territorial dispute between the two countries.
    两国之间的领土之争。
    [mass noun]the Commission is in dispute with the government.
    委员会与政府持不同意见。
    ■a disagreement between management and employees that leads to industrial action
    （管理层和雇员间的）纠纷
    an industrial dispute.
    劳资纠纷。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. argue about (something); discuss heatedly
    争论；辩论
    the point has been much disputed.
    这一点已经被反复讨论了。
    [no obj.]he taught and disputed with local poets.
    他教授当地的诗人并和他们进行讨论。
    ■question whether (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid
    对（声明或未证实的事实）进行质疑
    the accusations are not disputed.
    这些指控未被质疑。
    [with clause]the estate disputes that it is responsible for the embankment.
    该庄园对它该负责筑堤的说法表示异议。
    ■compete for; strive to win
    为…竞争；争夺
    the two drivers crashed while disputing the lead.
    两个司机在争先时撞到了一起。
    ■(archaic)resist (a landing or advance)
    (古)阻止（着陆）；抵抗（进攻）
    the Sudanese chose Teb as the ground upon which to dispute the advance.
    苏丹人选择了泰伯作为抵抗进攻的场所。
常用词组
beyond (或 past, without) dispute
  1. certain or certainly; without doubt
    无疑的；无疑地
    the main part of his argument was beyond dispute.
    他的观点的主要部分是毋庸置疑的。
open to dispute
  1. not definitely decided
    未确定的
    such estimates are always open to dispute.
    这样的推测总是不确定的。
派生
disputant
noun
disputer
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin disputare 'to estimate' (in late Latin 'to dispute'), from dis- 'apart' + putare 'reckon'
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