argue
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈɑːɡjuː/
/ˈɑːrɡjuː/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they argue | /ˈɑːɡjuː/ /ˈɑːrɡjuː/ |
| he / she / it argues | /ˈɑːɡjuːz/ /ˈɑːrɡjuːz/ |
| past simple argued | /ˈɑːɡjuːd/ /ˈɑːrɡjuːd/ |
| past participle argued | /ˈɑːɡjuːd/ /ˈɑːrɡjuːd/ |
| -ing form arguing | /ˈɑːɡjuːɪŋ/ /ˈɑːrɡjuːɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to speak angrily to somebody because you disagree with them
争论；争吵；争辩 - My brothers are always arguing.
我的兄弟们总是争论不休。 - He's offering to pay so who am I to argue?
他提出付钱，那我有什么资格争辩？ - argue with somebody about/over something We're always arguing with each other about money.
我们总是为钱吵嘴。 - argue about something I know it was a stupid thing to argue about.
我知道争论这件事很愚蠢。 - argue over something All families seem to argue over money.
所有家庭似乎都在为钱争吵。 - argue with somebody I don't want to argue with you—just do it!
我不想和你争辩，干吧！
Topics Opinion and argumenta2, Feelingsa2- She's always arguing with her mother.
她老是和妈妈斗嘴。 - They were arguing over who should have the car that day.
他们在为那天该谁用车而争吵。 - Magda walked out of the room before her husband could argue back.
玛格达没等丈夫反驳就走出了房间。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- fiercely
- furiously
- …
- about
- over
- with
- …
- My brothers are always arguing.
- [intransitive, transitive] to give reasons why you think that something is right/wrong, true/not true, etc., especially to persuade people that you are right
论证；说理；争辩 - argue for/against something/doing something They argued for the right to strike.
他们据理力争罢工权利。 - He argues persuasively against nationalism.
他令人信服地反对民族主义。 - argue something She argued the case for bringing back the death penalty.
她为恢复死刑的主张提供论据。 - He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter).
他太倦了，不想讨论这个问题。 - a well-argued article
凿凿有据的文章 - argue that… Critics argue that Britain is not investing enough in broadband.
批评者认为英国在宽带方面投资不足。 - It could be argued that laws are made by and for men.
法律由人并为人制定的这一点颇有道理。 - He argued that they needed more time to finish the project.
他提出理由说明他们需要更多的时间来完成该项目。 - His lawyer successfully argued that the punishment was excessive.
他的律师成功地证明了惩罚是过分的。
Language Bank argueargueVerbs for reporting an opinion陈述观点的动词 - Some critics argue that Picasso remained a great master all his life.
一些评论家认为毕加索毕生都是一位大师。
- Some critics argue that Picasso remained a great master all his life.
- Others maintain that there is a significant deterioration in quality in his post-war work.
其他人坚称他战后的作品质量明显下降。
- Others maintain that there is a significant deterioration in quality in his post-war work.
- Picasso himself claimed that good art is created, but great art is stolen.
毕加索自己声称，好的艺术是创造出来的，伟大的艺术却是偷来的。
- Picasso himself claimed that good art is created, but great art is stolen.
- As Smith has noted, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
正如史密斯所述，毕加索借用了非洲艺术的意象。
- As Smith has noted, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
- As the author points out, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
正如作者指出的那样，毕加索借用了非洲艺术的意象。
- As the author points out, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
- The writer challenges the notion that Picasso’s sculpture was secondary to his painting.
作者对这种观点表示质疑，即毕加索的雕塑不及他的绘画。
- The writer challenges the notion that Picasso’s sculpture was secondary to his painting.
- It has been suggested that Picasso’s painting was influenced by jazz music.
据说毕加索的绘画受到爵士乐的影响。
- It has been suggested that Picasso’s painting was influenced by jazz music.
Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument承认一个观点的正确性，并提出一个对立的观点 - While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
虽然这部电影的确太长了，但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
- While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
可以认为这部电影太长了，但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
- It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
这部电影的确太长了，但它仍不失为一部有趣的影片。
- The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
- Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
当然，为了制作一部两小时的电影，该书中的大部分内容都被舍弃了，不过它仍不失为一部成功的故事片。
- Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
- Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
批评家认为这部电影的情节过于复杂，这种观点是不恰当的。影片中确实有几次大的情节变化，但观众还是不难看懂的。
- Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
- It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
的确，没有好的剧本不可能拍出好的电影，但有天赋的导演能将较好的剧本制作成非常好的电影，这一点也是没有疑问的。
- It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
- It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.
这两部电影是否预示着西部片新时代的来临还有待观察。但是毫无疑问，它们作为这一电影类型的新作而受到欢迎。
- It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.
Language Bank perhapsperhapsMaking an opinion sound less definite以不确定的语气表达意见 - Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps/possibly/probably the best-known example of this.
大多数网络犯罪都包含盗窃、诈骗等传统犯罪，只是犯罪的方式有了新的变化。网络钓鱼大概是这类犯罪中最著名的例子。
- Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps/possibly/probably the best-known example of this.
- It seems/appears that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.
看来各种机构收集的个人资料越多，这些资料丢失或被盗的可能性就越大。
- It seems/appears that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.
- It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.
看来很明显的是，采用全国通用身份证对防止身份盗用起不了什么作用。
- It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.
- It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.
可以说采用全国通用身份证实际上可能使身份盗用更容易。
- It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.
- It is possible that/It may be that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.
或许保护自己免遭 DNA 身份盗用的唯一途径就是不要建立全国 DNA 数据库。
- It is possible that/It may be that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.
Topics Opinion and argumentb1, Discussion and agreementb1- The general argued for extending the ceasefire.
这位将军提出了延长停火时间的理由。 - They argued in favour of stricter punishments.
他们据理辩论，支持更严厉的惩罚。 - She argued against a rise in interest rates.
她据理反对提高利率。 - I would wish to argue that appreciation of the arts should be encouraged for its own sake.
我倒是认为，应该提倡为艺术而欣赏艺术。 - In her paper she goes on to argue that scientists do not yet know enough about the nature of the disease.
她在论文中继续论证，说科学家对于这种疾病的本质还没有足够的认识。 - It is possible to argue that the rules are too strict.
可以论证说明这些规则过于严格了。 - The report argues convincingly that economic help should be given to these countries.
该报告提出有力论据，指出应该给予这些国家经济援助。 - You could easily argue that this policy will have no effect.
你可以轻易就论证出这项政策不会有效。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcefully
- passionately
- strenuously
- …
- wish to
- be prepared to
- attempt to
- …
- against
- for
- in favour/favor of
- …
- argue for/against something/doing something They argued for the right to strike.
- [transitive] argue something (formal) to show clearly that something exists or is true
证明；表明 - These latest developments argue a change in government policy.
最近的事态发展表明政府改变了政策。
- These latest developments argue a change in government policy.
词源Middle English: from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.
Idioms
argue the toss
- (British English, informal) to continue to disagree about a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it is not very important
（对决定）徒然反对，作无谓的争执