controversial

英 [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl]

美 [ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl]

adj.  引起争论的; 有争议的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 引起争论的；有争议的
  causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement
  1. a highly controversial topic
     颇有争议的话题
  2. a controversial plan to build a new road
     有争议的筑路计划
  3. Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon were both controversial figures.
     温斯顿∙邱吉尔和理查德∙尼克松都是有争议的人物。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有争议的;引发争论的
  If you describe something or someone ascontroversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
  1. Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries...
     在很多国家，移民都是一个颇有争议的问题。
  2. ...Morton's controversial book, 'Diana, Her True Story.'...
     莫顿颇有争议的一本书，《戴安娜：真实的故事》
  3. The changes are bound to be controversial.
     这些变化注定会引起争议。
  4. ...the controversial 19th century politician Charles Parnell.
     19世纪颇具争议的政治家查尔斯·帕内尔

英英释义

adj

• marked by or capable of arousing controversy
  1. the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial
  2. Rushdie's controversial book
  3. a controversial decision on affirmative action

双语例句

• Her speech steered clear of controversial issues.
  她的讲话避开了有争议的问题。
• She's not feminist with a capital F but she's fairly controversial.
  她不是个真正意义上的女权主义者，但却是个颇具争议的人物。
• Queensland heroin users will be able to detoxify rapidly on Naltrexone after a two-year clinical trial of the controversial drug begins in Brisbane this week.
  本周开始在布里斯班对纳曲酮这种存有争议的药物进行为期两年的临床试验，之后昆士兰的海洛因吸食者将能够借助这种药物快速戒毒。
• ESC research is controversial because in all cases, it uses an embryo.
  ESC研究是有争议的，因为在所有的情况下它都使用了一个胚胎。
• Abortion is once again a controversial political and moral issue.
  堕胎再次成为一个有争议的政治和道德议题。
• Her controversial comment was followed by an awkward silence.
  在她有争议的评论之后是一片令人尴尬的沉默。
• He wrote a very controversial book but I think he's since regretted it.
  他写了一本很有争议的书，但我想他随后就后悔了。
• As you can imagine, this is a controversial area of science.
  可以想象，这是一个有争议的科学领域。
• The distinction between craft and fine art is more controversial.
  对手工艺和美术之间的差别争议更大。
• But this is China, and even archaeological remains can be politically controversial.
  但这是在中国，一个哪怕是考古学遗物也能引起政治争议的地方。