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

• He didn't always win the arguments, but he often was right
  他并非在争辩中总是能赢，但他经常是对的。
• The arguments are founded on facts and compel conviction.
  这些论点以事实为根据，令人不得不信服。
• His forceful arguments silenced his opponent.
  他论辩有力，把对方说得哑口无言。
• All your arguments presuppose that he's a rational, intelligent man
  你所有论点的前提都是他是一个理性而聪明的人。
• Mr Jenkins 'arguments for stability struck a chord with Europe's two most powerful politicians
  詹金斯先生关于稳定的论点引起了欧洲两位最有影响的政治家的共鸣。
• Such arguments are of little import.
  这种争论没有什么意义。
• 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。
• 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。
• These arguments may have been used as a rhetorical device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nations role.
  这些论据或许是用来作为一种修辞手段来论证联合国将发挥长久的作用。
• Those are nice academic arguments, but what about the immediate future?
  那些是微妙的学术上的辩论，但不久的将来怎么办？