arguments

英 [ˈɑːgjʊmənts]

美 [ˈɑrgjəmənts]

n.  争论; 争吵; 争辩; 辩论; 论据; 理由; 论点
argument的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 理由；论据；论点
  Anargumentis a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
  1. There's a strong argument for lowering the price...
     有充分理由要求降低价格。
  2. The doctors have set out their arguments against the proposals...
     医生们已经陈述了他们反对这些提案的理由。
  3. It is better to convince by argument than seduce by example.
     以理说服强于举例诱导。
• N-VAR 讨论；辩论
  Anargumentis a discussion or debate in which a number of people put forward different or opposing opinions.
  1. The incident has triggered fresh arguments about the role of the extreme right in France...
     该事件引发了关于极右翼势力在法国所起作用的新一轮讨论。
  2. The issue has caused heated political argument.
     这个问题已经引发了激烈的政治争论。
• N-COUNT 争论；争执；争吵
  Anargumentis a conversation in which people disagree with each other angrily or noisily.
  1. Anny described how she got into an argument with one of the marchers.
     安妮描述了她是如何与其中一位游行者发生争执的。
  2. ...a heated argument.
     激烈的争吵
• N-UNCOUNT 异议；质疑
  If you accept something withoutargument, you do not question it or disagree with it.
  1. He complied without argument...
     他二话不说就服从了。
  2. It should of course be given back. There is no argument about that.
     它当然应该还回去，这是无可争议的。
• See also:counter-argument

Be careful with the spelling of this word, and do not confuseargumentanddispute. Anargumentis a disagreement between people who may or may not know each other. Adisputeis a serious argument that can last for a long time.Disputesgenerally occur between organizations, political parties, or countries. Note thatdisputecan also be a verb.
请注意该词拼写，不要混淆argument和dispute。argument指认识或不认识的人之间的争论。dispute指可延续很长时间的严重纷争，通常发生于组织、政党和国家之间。注意，dispute也可作动词。

双语例句

• There are strong arguments for holidays at Easter and Christmas because these are special occasions
  支持复活节和圣诞节放假是有充分论据的，因为这些节日都是特殊的时刻。
• He sought to buttress some of his arguments with quotations from Mein Kampf
  他引用《我的奋斗》中的语录来论证自己的观点。
• We think that those arguments are rendered invalid by the hard facts on the ground.
  我们认为那些论点当场即被确凿的事实驳倒了。
• It seemed to me that Sir Robert's arguments were nonsensical
  在我看来，罗伯特爵士的争辩纯属瞎说。
• Such arguments are of little import.
  这种争论没有什么意义。
• Such arguments ignore the question of where ultimate responsibility lay.
  这些争论忽略了最终责任由谁来负的问题。
• They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.
  他们经过连番争吵后决定分居。
• She is a professional economist and therefore schooled in the arguments against that sort of state intervention.
  她是个专业经济学家，因此在驳斥类似国家干预行为方面经验丰富。
• His forceful arguments silenced his opponent.
  他论辩有力，把对方说得哑口无言。
• It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.
  公爵不太可能相信这种似是而非的论点。