dispute
/dɪˈspjuːt/
n. / v.
一句话记住
争议;纠纷;争端;质疑;对……有异议;争论
释义与例句
n.
争议;纠纷;争端
a serious disagreement, especially one that continues for a long time or involves an official process
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The two countries are trying to resolve the border dispute.
两国正努力解决边界争端。
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Workers began talks to settle the pay dispute.
工人方面开始谈判,以解决薪资纠纷。
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A dispute over ownership delayed the sale of the land.
所有权纠纷推迟了这块土地的出售。
v.
质疑;对……有异议;争论
to argue that something is not true or valid, or to disagree strongly about something
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The company disputes the findings of the report.
该公司对报告的调查结果提出异议。
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No one disputes her ability to lead the team.
没有人质疑她领导团队的能力。
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They disputed the referee's decision after the match.
赛后,他们对裁判的判罚提出了异议。
词源与构词
源自拉丁语 disputare(辩论、讨论),由 dis- 与 putare(思考、估量)构成。
记忆钩子
名词常用 a dispute over/about something;动词 dispute a claim 表示“质疑某说法”,不只是“争论”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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disputable 有争议的;可质疑的disputable 表示某说法或观点可以被质疑,并非确定无疑。The accuracy of these figures is disputable. 这些数字的准确性值得商榷。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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argument 争论;争吵;论点argument 可指一般争吵或支持观点的理由;dispute 更常指持续、正式或涉及权益的争议,也可作动词表示质疑。They had an argument about where to park. 他们就停在哪里发生了争执。
常见搭配
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settle a dispute 解决纠纷An independent mediator helped settle the dispute. 一名独立调解员帮助解决了这场纠纷。
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a dispute over 关于……的争议The dispute over water rights lasted for years. 关于用水权的争议持续了多年。
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dispute a claim 质疑某项说法Experts disputed the claim that the treatment was completely safe. 专家对“这种疗法完全安全”的说法提出了质疑。