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a conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily 争论；争吵；争辩；辩论 to win/lose an argument 辩论赢了／输了 After some heated argument a decision was finally taken. 激烈辩论以后终于做出了决定。 - argument with somebody
She got into an argument with the teacher. 她和老师争论了起来。 - argument about/over something
He was killed during a violent argument over money. 他在一场关于钱的激烈争论中被杀了。 - argument with somebody about/over something
We had an argument with the waiter about the bill. 我们和服务员就账单发生了争吵。 - argument between A and B
Jack was always the one who settled arguments between us. 杰克总是解决我们之间争论的人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2, Feelingsa2He felt offended by the suggestion, and a violent argument ensued. 这个建议惹恼了他，于是一场激烈的争吵在所难免。 I don't want to get into an argument with her. 我可不想和她争吵。 I had a big argument with my mother this morning. 今天早上我和妈妈大吵了一架。 I was determined to win the argument. 我决心赢得这场争论。 The argument over decentralization will probably continue forever. 关于权力下放的争论很可能会一直持续下去。 We had an argument about what we should buy. 我们为该买什么发生了争执。 He was able to see both sides of the argument. 他能够一分为二地看待这个论点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- heated
- violent
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- become involved in
- get into
- get involved in
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- arise
- break out
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- argument about
- argument between
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- brook no argument
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a reason or set of reasons that somebody uses to show that something is true or correct 论据；理由；论点 a strong/convincing/compelling argument 强有力的/令人信服的/令人信服的论点 to advance/present an argument 提出一个论点 Having heard both sides of the argument, the court will make a decision. 听取了双方的论点后，法院将做出裁决。 Her main argument was a moral one. 她的主要论据是道德上的。 - argument for/against something
There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia. 对安乐死支持和反对的人都有强而有力的论据。 The author makes a compelling argument for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. 作者主张用氢气作燃料，提出的论据很有说服力。 - argument in favour of something
What are the arguments in favour of change? 支持改革的理由是什么呢？ - argument that…
The judge rejected the defence argument that the evidence was too old to be relevant. 法官驳回了被告方的论点，即证据太旧，不相关。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1, Languageb1His argument was that public spending must be reduced. 他的论点是公共开支必须缩减。 the language used to frame the legal arguments 表述法律论据的语言 There is a very good argument for increasing spending on education. 有非常充足的理由支持增加教育支出。 the arguments against increasing taxes 反对加税的理由 This argument is developed further in the next chapter. 下一章将对这个论点作进一步的阐述。 Their argument sounds plausible but is it really valid? 他们的论点听起来有道理，但确实有根据吗？ The government's argument is always based on how much such a plan would cost. 政府的论点总是建立在这样的计划有多大花费的基础上。 The company dismissed his arguments as alarmist. 公司认为他的观点是危言耸听而不予理会。 She tried to think how to refute the argument on moral grounds. 她考虑如何以道德理由来驳斥这一论点。 I'll briefly address each argument. 我将对每一个论点进行简单地评论。 I can see no flaw in your argument. 我觉得你的论据没什么问题。 He put forward some very convincing arguments. 他提出了一些相当有说服力的论据。 Do you have any evidence to support your argument? 你有证据支持你的论点吗？ Centralized government, so the argument goes, is too far removed from the problems of ordinary citizens. 这种论点指出，集权政府不关心普通公民的困难。 As I see it, his argument boils down to a combination of two basic points. 在我看来，他的论点可归结为两个基本点的结合。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- general
- central
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- advance
- deploy
- make
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- be based on something
- depend on something
- rely on something
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- argument against
- argument concerning
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- all sides of an argument
- both sides of an argument
- a flaw in the argument
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- [uncountable] argument (about something)
the act of disagreeing in a conversation or discussion using a reason or set of reasons 辩论 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2, Languageb2There is room for argument about precise figures. 关于精确的数字还有争论的余地。 I can see a few problems with this line of argument. 我觉得这种论证方法存在几个问题。 The proposals were accepted without further argument. 这些建议没有进一步的争论就被接受了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- heated
- violent
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- become involved in
- get into
- get involved in
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- arise
- break out
- develop
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- argument about
- argument between
- argument over
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- brook no argument
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘process of reasoning’): via Old French from Latin argumentum, from arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.