argument
noun
ˈɑːɡjʊəmənt
noun
1
a
situation
in
which
two
or
more
people
disagree,
often
angrily
争论，争辩，争吵;
C
[+
with
]
I
broke
the
vase
during
an
argument
with
my
husband.
我在和丈夫的一次争吵中打碎了花瓶。
[+
about/over
]
an
argument
about
who
was
responsible
for
the
accident
谁该为事故负责的争论
Henning
told
the
police
that
she
and
her
husband
had
an
argument
before
he
left.
亨宁告诉警察，在丈夫离开之前，他们吵了一架。
I
got
into
an
argument
with
the
other
driver.
我和另一位司机吵了起来。
Shelton
and
the
woman
had
a
heated
argument
(=very
angry
one)
.
谢尔顿同那位女士狠狠吵了一架。
a
fierce
argument
between
the
two
politicians
那两位政治家之间的激烈争论
win/lose
an
argument
The
party
hopes
to
win
the
argument
about
how
to
reform
the
health
system.
该政党希望在如何改革医疗体制的辩论中获胜。
2
a
set
of
reasons
that
show
that
something
is
true
or
untrue,
right
or
wrong
etc
论点，论据
C
We
need
to
provide
a
convincing
argument
as
to
why
the
system
should
be
changed.
我们得提出有说服力的论据，证明为何要改变体制。
[+
for/against
]
a
powerful
argument
against
smoking
反对吸烟的有力论据
A
good
argument
can
be
made
for
comparing
the
IT
revolution
with
the
invention
of
writing
itself.
有很好的理由可以把信息技术革命与文字的发明相提并论。
the
arguments
in
favour
of
banning
tobacco
advertising
支持禁止烟草制品广告的论点
argument
that
the
familiar
argument
that
the
costs
outweigh
the
benefits
得不偿失这一常见的论点
3
when
you
disagree
with
something
or
question
whether
it
is
right
异议; 争议
U
do
sth
without
(further)
argument
Ian
accepted
the
suggestion
without
argument.
伊恩二话不说就接受了这个建议。
for
the
sake
of
argument
(in
order
to
discuss
all
the
possibilities)
为了讨论各种可能性
If
for
the
sake
of
argument,
you
aren’t
offered
the
job,
what
will
you
do?
比方说吧，如果得不到这份工作，你会怎么办？