argument
英 [ˈɑːɡjumənt]
美 [ˈɑːrɡjumənt]
n. 争论; 争吵; 争辩; 辩论; 论据; 理由; 论点
复数:arguments
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.832 / COCA.1185
牛津词典
noun
- 争论;争吵;争辩;辩论
a conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily- We had an argument with the waiter about the bill.
我们和服务员就账单发生了争吵。 - She got into an argument with the teacher.
她和老师争论了起来。 - to win/lose an argument
辩论赢了 / 输了 - After some heated argument a decision was finally taken.
激烈辩论以后终于作出了决定。
- We had an argument with the waiter about the bill.
- 论据;理由;论点
a reason or set of reasons that sb uses to show that sth is true or correct- There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia.
对安乐死支持和反对者都有强有力的论据。 - His argument was that public spending must be reduced.
他的论点是公共开支必须减缩。 - Her main argument was a moral one.
她的主要论据是道德上的。
- There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia.
- 辩论
the act of disagreeing in a conversation or discussion using a reason or set of reasons- Let's assume for the sake of argument (= in order to discuss the problem) that we can't start till March.
为方便讨论起见,先假定我们要到三月份才能开始。
- Let's assume for the sake of argument (= in order to discuss the problem) that we can't start till March.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 理由;论据;论点
Anargumentis 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。
- There's a strong argument for lowering the price...
- N-VAR 讨论;辩论
Anargumentis 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。
- The incident has triggered fresh arguments about the role of the extreme right in France...
- N-COUNT 争论;争执;争吵
Anargumentis 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
- Anny described how she got into an argument with one of the marchers.
- N-UNCOUNT 异议;质疑
If you accept something withoutargument, 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。
- He complied without argument...
- See also:counter-argument
Be careful with the spelling of this word, and do not confuseargumentanddispute. Anargumentis a disagreement between people who may or may not know each other. Adisputeis a serious argument that can last for a long time.Disputesgenerally occur between organizations, political parties, or countries. Note thatdisputecan 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。
英英释义
noun
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood
- I can't follow your line of reasoning
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- the editor added the argument to the poem
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
- a contentious speech act
- they were involved in a violent argument
双语例句
- 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。 - Let's assume for the sake of argument that we manage to build a satisfactory database
为了便于讨论,不妨假定我们成功地建立了一个令人满意的数据库。 - No argument can justify a war
任何理由都不能为战争开脱。 - 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。 - There's a strong argument for lowering the price
有充分理由要求降低价格。 - The issue has caused heated political argument.
这个问题已经引发了激烈的政治争论。 - This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries.
这一论点似乎表现出对我们陪审团能力的极度不信任,而这种不信任是可悲的。 - They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk
他们争论了一番,最后汤姆喝醉了。 - There is no any room for argument on that point.
在争论这问题上不留余地。 - This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint
从智识、道德和现实的角度来看,这一论点是站不住脚的。