argued

英 [ˈɑːɡjuːd]

美 [ˈɑːrɡjuːd]

v.  争论; 争吵; 争辩; 论证; 说理; 证明; 表明
argue的过去分词和过去式

过去式：argued　

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 争吵;争执
  If one personargues withanother, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two peopleargue.
  1. The committee is concerned about players' behaviour, especially arguing with referees...
     委员会很关注运动员的行为，特别是与裁判争吵的行为。
  2. They were still arguing; I could hear them down the road.
     他们还在争吵；我在马路的那头都能听见他们的声音。
• VERB 争论；争辩
  If you tell someone not toargue withyou, you want them to do or believe what you say without protest or disagreement.
  1. Don't argue with me...
     别和我争辩。
  2. The children go to bed at 10.30. No one dares argue.
     孩子们10点半上床睡觉。没有人敢说不。
• V-RECIP 辩论；讨论
  If youargue withsomeoneaboutsomething, you discuss it with them, with each of you giving your different opinions.
  1. He was arguing with the King about the need to maintain the cavalry at full strength...
     他正和国王讨论保留骑兵全部力量的必要性。
  2. They are arguing over foreign policy...
     他们正就外交政策进行讨论。
  3. The two of them sitting in their office were arguing this point.
     他们两人坐在办公室里讨论这一点。
• VERB 主张；认为
  If youargue thatsomething is true, you state it and give the reasons why you think it is true.
  1. His lawyers are arguing that he is unfit to stand trial...
     他的律师正在提出理由说明他不适合出庭受审。
  2. It could be argued that the British are not aggressive enough.
     可以说英国人不够强势。
• VERB 支持/反对
  If youargue forsomething, you say why you agree with it, in order to persuade people that it is right. If youargue againstsomething, you say why you disagree with it, in order to persuade people that it is wrong.
  1. The report argues against tax increases...
     报告提出理由反对提高税率。
  2. I argued the case for an independent central bank.
     我支持设立独立的中央银行。
• VERB 论证;说理;争辩
  If youargue, you support your opinions with evidence in an ordered or logical way.
  1. I've argued deductively from the text...
     我已依文字作过推理论证。
  2. He argued persuasively, and was full of confidence.
     他的论证很有说服力，且充满自信。
• VERB 不承认;对…有争议
  If you say that no-one canargue witha particular fact or opinion, you are emphasizing that it is obviously true and so everyone must accept it.
  1. We produced the best soccer of the tournament. Nobody would argue with that.
     本届比赛中我们踢出了最漂亮的足球，谁都不会否认这一点。
• toargue the toss→ see:toss

双语例句

• For years we have argued that the health service is underfunded
  多年来我们一直都在说卫生医疗方面资金投入不足。
• He argued that the tax cut was ill-timed.
  他认为减税不合时宜。
• He's argued from the start that America and its allies are putting too much emphasis on the military option
  他从一开始就认为美国及其盟国过于强调军事手段。
• Mr Nixon argued the tapes were privileged.
  尼克松先生认为这些录音带是保密的。
• Economists argued that freer markets would quickly revive the region's economy
  经济学家认为更加自由的市场将使这个地区的经济迅速复苏。
• He argued that the overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on 'selfishness' and 'rapacity'.
  他认为，过于拥挤的城市是一个建立在“自私”和“贪婪”基础上的体系的产物。
• He has always argued that the party cannot be seen to let the treaty through on the nod
  他一直争辩，不能眼看着该党让此条约毫无异议地通过。
• When Alfred Adler first postulated in 1908 that there existed an inborn instinct of aggression Freud argued against it.
  当艾尔弗雷德·阿德勒于1908年首次提出人生来就有攻击性本能的假设时，弗洛伊德对此表示反对。
• While Haig and Foch argued, the Germans attacked
  黑格和福克正在争论时，德国人发起了进攻。
• They argued that the ruling party could not be trusted to oversee its own removal from power.
  他们争辩说不能相信执政党会监督解除自身的权力。