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

• 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。
• All this can lead to divisive family arguments to which guilt is a major contributor.
  所有这些都能导致家庭意见不和，而内疚是其中的主要因素。
• Yesterday's speech to the Scottish party conference rehearsed the arguments again.
  昨天在苏格兰党人会议上的演讲中又一次重复了这些观点。
• He nowhere offers concrete historical background to support his arguments
  他没给出具体的历史背景来支撑他的论点。
• His forceful arguments silenced his opponent.
  他论辩有力，把对方说得哑口无言。
• What do you think were some of the more persuasive arguments on the other side?
  你认为对方哪些观点更有说服力？
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。