argue
verb
ˈɑːɡjuː
verb
1
to
disagree
with
someone
in
words,
often
in
an
angry
way
争论，争吵
I
We
could
hear
the
neighbours
arguing.
我们听见邻居在争吵。
[+
with
]
Gallacher
continued
to
argue
with
the
referee
throughout
the
game.
整场比赛加拉赫一直与裁判争论不休。
[+
about
]
They
were
arguing
about
how
to
spend
the
money.
他们在为这钱怎么花而争吵。
[+
over
]
The
children
were
arguing
over
which
TV
programme
to
watch.
孩子们在为看哪一个电视节目而争吵。
2
to
state,
giving
clear
reasons,
that
something
is
true,
should
be
done
etc
论证; 争辩
I,T
argue
that
Croft
argued
that
a
date
should
be
set
for
the
withdrawal
of
troops.
克罗夫特提出理由说明应该确定撤军的日期。
It
could
be
argued
that
a
dam
might
actually
increase
the
risk
of
flooding.
可以这么说，修建水坝可能反而会增加洪水泛滥的危险。
argue
for/against
(doing)
sth
Baker
argued
against
cutting
the
military
budget.
贝克尔据理反对削减军费预算。
She
argued
the
case
for
changing
the
law.
她提出种种理由要修改法律。
The
researchers
put
forward
a
well-argued
case
for
banning
the
drug.
研究人员为禁止这种药提出了充足的论据。
They
argued
the
point
(=discussed
it)
for
hours
without
reaching
a
conclusion.
他们讨论了几个小时还是没有得出结论。
3
argue sb into/out of doing sth
to
persuade
someone
to
do
or
not
do
something
[英] 说服某人做某事/不做某事
BrE
Joyce
argued
me
into
buying
a
new
jacket.
乔伊斯说服我买了一件新夹克衫。
4
to
show
that
something
clearly
exists
or
is
true
[正式] 显示出，表明
T | formal
The
statement
argues
a
change
of
attitude
by
the
management.
这则声明表明管理层态度的转变。
5
argue the toss
to
continue
to
argue
about
a
decision
that
has
been
made
and
cannot
be
changed
[英，非正式] 〔对已决定的事〕徒然反对，徒然争论
BrE informal
There
was
no
point
arguing
the
toss
after
the
goal
had
been
disallowed.
进球被判取消，再争辩也是没有用的。
6
synonyms
同义词
BrE
fight
7
to
argue
about
unimportant
things
争论不重要的事
squabble
8
to
stop
arguing
停止争吵
bury
the
hatchet