a bone of contention

Translations

争论的原因

bone

(bəun) noun1. the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc. Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.骨质物2. a piece of this substance. She broke two of the bones in her foot.骨头 verb to take the bones out of (fish etc). 剔去...的骨ˈbony adjective1. like bone. a bony substance.象骨的2. full of bones. This fish is very bony.多骨的3. thin. bony fingers.骨瘦如柴的bone china china in whose manufacture the ashes of burnt bones are used. 骨灰瓷（用瓷土与磷酸钙烧成的半透明瓷器） bone idle very lazy. He could find a job but he's bone idle.懒极的a bone of contention a cause of argument or quarrelling. Ownership of the boat was a bone of contention between the two men for many years.争论的原因have a bone to pick with (someone) to have something to argue about with (a person). 同某人争论to the bone1. thoroughly and completely. I was chilled to the bone.完全彻底2. to the minimum. I've cut my expenses to the bone.到最低程度

a bone of contention

An unresolved problem, dispute, or disagreement. Jerry leaving his dirty dishes in the sink for days became a bone of contention between him and his roommate.See also: bone, contention, of

bone of contention

Fig. the subject or point of an argument; an unsettled point of disagreement. We've fought for so long that we've forgotten what the bone of contention is. The question of a fence between the houses has become quite a bone of contention.See also: bone, contention, of

bone of contention

Main issue of a disagreement; something to quarrel about. For example, Grandfather's will was a bone of contention for the whole family. This expression alludes to two dogs fighting (contending) over a single bone. In slightly different guise, bone of dissension, it was used figuratively in the 16th century and took its present form in the early 1700s. See also: bone, contention, of

a bone of contention

COMMON A bone of contention is an issue that people are arguing about. Both players were lectured severely by the referee, but the real bone of contention was the injury to Montgomery. Pay, of course, is not the only bone of contention. Note: The image here is of two dogs fighting over a bone. See also: bone, contention, of

a bone of contention

a subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement. The idea is of a bone thrown into the midst of a number of dogs and causing a fight between them.See also: bone, contention, of

a bone of conˈtention

a matter about which there is a lot of disagreement: The interpretation of this painting has long been a bone of contention among art historians.See also: bone, contention, of

bone of contention

The subject of a dispute.See also: bone, contention, of

单词	a bone of contention
释义	a bone of contention Translations 争论的原因 bone (bəun) noun1. the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc. Bone decays far more slowly than flesh. 骨質骨质物2. a piece of this substance. She broke two of the bones in her foot. 骨頭骨头 verb to take the bones out of (fish etc). 剔去...的骨剔去...的骨ˈbony adjective1. like bone. a bony substance. 像骨的象骨的2. full of bones. This fish is very bony. 多骨的多骨的3. thin. bony fingers. 瘦骨如柴的骨瘦如柴的bone china china in whose manufacture the ashes of burnt bones are used. 骨灰瓷器骨灰瓷（用瓷土与磷酸钙烧成的半透明瓷器） bone idle very lazy. He could find a job but he's bone idle. 很懶，懶到極點懒极的a bone of contention a cause of argument or quarrelling. Ownership of the boat was a bone of contention between the two men for many years. 爭論的原因争论的原因have a bone to pick with (someone) to have something to argue about with (a person). 同某人爭論同某人争论to the bone1. thoroughly and completely. I was chilled to the bone. 完全徹底完全彻底2. to the minimum. I've cut my expenses to the bone. 到最低程度到最低程度 a bone of contention a bone of contention An unresolved problem, dispute, or disagreement. Jerry leaving his dirty dishes in the sink for days became a bone of contention between him and his roommate.See also: bone, contention, of bone of contention Fig. the subject or point of an argument; an unsettled point of disagreement. We've fought for so long that we've forgotten what the bone of contention is. The question of a fence between the houses has become quite a bone of contention.See also: bone, contention, of bone of contention Main issue of a disagreement; something to quarrel about. For example, Grandfather's will was a bone of contention for the whole family. This expression alludes to two dogs fighting (contending) over a single bone. In slightly different guise, bone of dissension, it was used figuratively in the 16th century and took its present form in the early 1700s. See also: bone, contention, of a bone of contention COMMON A bone of contention is an issue that people are arguing about. Both players were lectured severely by the referee, but the real bone of contention was the injury to Montgomery. Pay, of course, is not the only bone of contention. Note: The image here is of two dogs fighting over a bone. See also: bone, contention, of a bone of contention a subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement. The idea is of a bone thrown into the midst of a number of dogs and causing a fight between them.See also: bone, contention, of a bone of conˈtention a matter about which there is a lot of disagreement: The interpretation of this painting has long been a bone of contention among art historians.See also: bone, contention, of bone of contention The subject of a dispute.See also: bone, contention, of EncyclopediaSeebone
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