debated

英 [dɪˈbeɪtɪd]

美 [dɪˈbeɪtɪd]

v.  (尤指正式)讨论，辩论; 仔细考虑; 思考; 盘算
debate的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （各自发表不同观点的）辩论，争论，讨论
  Adebateis a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
  1. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government...
     以色列政府内部正在进行激烈的辩论。
  2. There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this.
     学者之间对此一直争论纷纷。
• N-COUNT (议会或其他机构就某问题在投票前进行的)辩论
  Adebateis a formal discussion, for example in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it.
  1. There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days.
     预计接下来的几天里议会将会进行一些激烈的辩论。
• V-RECIP （与…）辩论，争论，讨论
  If peopledebatea topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one persondebatesa topicwithanother person.
  1. The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today...
     联合国安理会今天将就这个问题展开讨论。
  2. The causes of anorexia are much debated...
     关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。
  3. Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert...
     学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。
  4. He likes to debate issues with his friends.
     他喜欢跟朋友辩论各种问题。
• VERB 考虑;盘算;权衡
  If youdebatewhether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do.
  1. Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka...
     塔格特思忖着是否再要一杯双份伏特加。
  2. At the moment we are debating what furniture to buy for the house...
     我们眼下正盘算着为房子购置什么样的家具。
  3. I debated going back inside, but decided against it.
     我寻思着是否再进去，最后还是决定离开。
• PHRASE 存在争论的;有待讨论的;未确定的
  If you say that a matter isopen to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.
  1. Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate.
     他们之中谁更有音乐天赋还未有定论。

双语例句

• Different policy options have been debated for decades.
  不同的政策方案已讨论了几十年。
• Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert
  学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。
• Truth does not fear contention. The more the truth is debated, the clearer it becomes.
  真理越辩越明，真理不怕辩论。
• Doctrinal differences were vigorously debated among religious leaders.
  宗教领袖之间就教义分歧问题问题争论激烈。
• The causes of anorexia are much debated
  关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。
• This is a question that they have often debated with each other.
  这个是他们相互之间常争论的问题。
• For more than a century, americans have debated how far the federal government should go to prevent dominant companies from undermining economic competition.
  一个多世纪以来，美国人一直在争论联邦政府在阻止垄断公司破坏经济竞争方面究竟有多大权限。
• The relationship of atrophic gastritis to cancer has been debated.
  萎缩性胃炎与胃癌的关系尚有争论。
• The conference debated the sensitive issue of race relations.
  会议辩论了敏感的种族关系问题。
• He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it
  他心里琢磨是否该开个有关打兔子的玩笑，但决定还是算了。