| 单词 | dispute |
| 释义 | dispute (once / 113 pages) nv If kids can't settle their own argument, they may need someone to mediate their dispute, or conflict. You can often tell this is the case if you hear the loud cry, "Mom!" The noun dispute means any conflict or disagreement. The countries were in the middle of a border dispute; both sides claimed the toxic waste dump belonged to the other. As a verb, dispute can mean to quarrel or argue, but it can also mean to take exception to something. If your boasting friend crows because you lost the trivia game to her by 150 points, you may want to dispute the facts. It was only 145 points. WORD FAMILYdispute: disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, disputative, disputed, disputes, disputing+/disputable: disputably, indisputable, undisputable/disputant: disputants/disputation: disputations/disputatious: disputatiously/disputative: disputatively/disputed: undisputed/indisputable: indisputability, indisputably/undisputable: undisputably/undisputed: undisputedly USAGE EXAMPLESIf Mr. Roof is sentenced to death, the dispute about his mental health is likely to be central to any appeals. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) He said the conservancy's ultimate plan is to acquire the property — whose market value is a matter of dispute — and manage it for public use. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Later that year, then-President George Bush signed legislation aimed at settling the dispute over the mineral rights. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n coming into conflict with Syn|Hyper contravention resistance group action in opposition to those in power 2n a disagreement or argument about something important he had a dispute with his wife Syn|Hypo|Hyper conflict, difference, difference of opinion collision a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilta contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement gapa difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wranglean angry dispute argle-bargle, argy-bargya verbal dispute; a wrangling argument firestorman outburst of controversy sparringan argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage polemica controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) generation gapa difference between the views of young people and their parents fightan intense verbal dispute affray, altercation, fracasnoisy quarrel bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiffa quarrel about petty points bust-upa serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship) disagreement the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing 3v have a disagreement over something Syn|Hypo|Hyper altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap brawl, wrangle to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively spatengage in a brief and petty quarrel polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemizeengage in a controversy fall outhave a breach in relations argue, contend, debate, fence have an argument about something 4v take exception to Syn|Hypo|Hyper challenge, gainsay call challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of callchallenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense contend, contest, repugn to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
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