- [transitive] to question whether something is true or legally or officially acceptable对…提出质询;对…表示异议(或怀疑)
- dispute something These figures have been disputed.有人对这些数字提出了质疑。
- to dispute a decision/claim对某项决定/权利要求提出异议
- The family wanted to dispute the will.家属想对遗嘱提出质疑。
- dispute that… No one is disputing that there is a problem.没有人否认现在有问题。
- dispute whether, how, etc… | it is disputed whether, how, etc… It is disputed whether the law applies in this case.有人对这项法律是否适用于这个案例提出质疑。
Extra Examples- No one can dispute the fact that men still hold the majority of public offices.没人能质疑这一事实:男人仍占据着大多数公共职位。
- The minister disputed the claim that the funding was insufficient.部长驳斥了资金不足的说法。
- The players disputed the referee's decision.参赛选手对裁判的裁决提出了异议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbverb + disputeSee full entry - [transitive, intransitive] to argue or disagree strongly with somebody about something, especially about who owns something争论;辩论;争执
- dispute something (with somebody) I tried to dispute the bill with the waiter.我试图和服务员争论账单。
- The United Nations recognizes the area as a disputed territory.联合国承认该地区为有争议的领土。
- The issue remains hotly disputed.这个问题至今仍在激烈的辩论中。
- dispute with somebody He taught and disputed with local poets.他教授当地的诗人并和他们进行讨论。
Extra Examples- The effectiveness of this treatment is still hotly disputed.人们仍在激烈地争论这种疗法的有效性。
- The ownership of this land has been disputed for centuries.这片土地的归属问题已经争执了几个世纪。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbverb + disputeSee full entry - [transitive] dispute something to fight to get control of something or to win something争夺;竞争
- On the last lap three runners were disputing the lead.在最后一圈,三名赛跑者在争夺领先地位。
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin disputare ‘to estimate’ (in late Latin ‘to dispute’), from dis- ‘apart’ + putare ‘reckon’.