dispute
noun /dɪˈspjuːt/, /ˈdɪspjuːt/
/dɪˈspjuːt/, /ˈdɪspjuːt/
[countable, uncountable]- an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree
争论；辩论；争端；纠纷 - industrial/pay disputes
劳资／工资纠纷 - dispute between A and B a dispute between the two countries about the border
两国间的边界争端 - dispute over/about something the latest dispute over fishing rights
最近关于捕鱼权的争端 - in dispute with somebody/something The union is in dispute with management over working hours.
工会与资方在工时问题上发生纠纷。 - in/under dispute The cause of the accident was still in dispute (= being argued about).
事故的原因仍在争议之中。 - These are not the issues under dispute.
这些都不是有争议的问题。 - beyond dispute The matter was settled beyond dispute by the court judgment (= it could no longer be argued about).
此问题已由法庭判决，不容争辩。 - open to dispute His theories are open to dispute (= can be disagreed with).
他的理论值得商榷。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1- He proposed a negotiated settlement of the outstanding disputes between the two countries.
他提出协商解决两国之前尚未解决的争端。 - The incident sparked off a major dispute between the two countries.
这一事件引发了两国间的重大争执。 - The purpose of industrial tribunals is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees.
设立劳资裁判庭旨在裁决劳资纠纷。 - There were lengthy internal disputes between the two wings of the party.
该党两派之间长期存在内部纷争。 - a jurisdictional dispute between the Army and the CIA
军队和中央情报局在管辖权方面的争议 - a long-standing dispute between the families over ownership of the land.
两个家庭之间关于土地所有权的长期争执 - to minimize the scope for dispute over the meaning of the terms employed
把有关所用词语含义的争论范围缩减到最小 - There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of ‘social class’ as a term.
关于social class 这个词的确切定义存在很大的争议。 - The actual sum of compensation due is still in dispute.
应赔偿的实际总额仍在争论之中。 - The employees have been in dispute with management for three weeks.
劳方已经与资方争执 3 周了。 - They became embroiled in a dispute with their competitors.
他们与竞争对手卷入到一起纠纷中。 - No one could remember exactly how the dispute had arisen.
没人能确切记得这场争论是如何发生的。 - Police have difficulties in dealing with domestic disputes.
警方很难处理家庭纠纷。 - The exact relationship between the two languages is a matter of dispute among scholars.
这两种语言之间的确切关系在学者中间存在争议。 - The simmering dispute erupted in public when the two men came to blows at the party conference.
两人在政党会议上大打出手时，之前酝酿的争执在大庭广众下爆发了。 - There is no dispute as to the facts.
关于事实并无争议。 - disputes concerning environmental protection
有关环境保护的争论 - one of the many factors that led to the dispute
导致争论的众多因素之一 - His job is to settle pay disputes.
他的工作是处理工资纠纷。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- major
- serious
- …
- cause
- lead to
- provoke
- …
- arise
- begin
- erupt
- …
- beyond dispute
- in dispute (with)
- under dispute
- …
- a matter, point, subject, etc. of dispute
- the resolution of a dispute
- the settlement of a dispute
- …
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin disputare ‘to estimate’ (in late Latin ‘to dispute’), from dis- ‘apart’ + putare ‘reckon’. - industrial/pay disputes