debate

英[dɪˈbeɪt]美[dɪˈbeɪt]

n.辩论，争论；

v.争论，讨论，考虑；

复数：debates;

第三人称单数：debates;

过去式：debated;

过去分词：debated;

现在分词：debating;

例句

“Under no circumstances should a strong nation interfere in the internal affairs of another one, ”he argued back at the debate.他在辩论中反驳说“在任何情况下, 强国都不该干涉弱国的内*。”

We hammered out the question in friendly debate.在友好的辩论中, 我们弄清了这个问题。

Our economy continues to grow, our financial foundation remains solid, our society remains pluralistic, and our politicians continue to debate openly on all the topical issues.香港的经济继续蓬勃增长，财*基础依然稳固，社会维持多元化。

the increasingly sterile debate on constitutional reform越来越乏味的宪法改革争论

I can’t see the relevance of his comment to the debate.我不明白他的评论与这一争论有何关系。

the ongoing debate持续的辩论

The two teams prepared to debate the given proposition.两个队准备就所给定的命题展开辩论。

I don't wish to debate my opinions with you.我不想就我的看法同你辩论。

The pending debate should be placed before a larger audience.那个悬而未决的问题应让更多的人来讨论。

a meaty theme for study and debate一个值得研究和讨论的发人深思的主题

英语六级真题

Interactive television advertising has been under debate for the last decade or so.

Mass layoffs and plant closings have drawn plenty of headlines and public debate over the years, and they still occasionally do.

Scholars will debate which interventions this time - the Federal Reserve's support of a failing credit system, guarantees of bank debt, Obama's ''stimulus" plan and bank "stress test" - counted most in preventing a recurrence

Providing powerful hand-held devices is sure to fuel debates over the role of technology in higher education.

At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy?

What is the irony about the debate over immigration

Since then the debate has become less emotional, not least because a lot more is known about the subject.

They encounter boys all the time socially out of school, and through debating societies and things like that, some school activities as well.

Now a new study has provided another contribution to the debate, uncovering strong evidence that adolescent well-being in the United States really is experiencing a decline and arguing that the most likely cause is the electronic riches we have given them

On the other hand, scientists disagree about how much and when they should share data, and they debate whether sharing it is more likely to accelerate science and make it more robust, or to introduce vulnerabilities and problems.

The actual question we debate is who should pay for people to go to college.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-VAR

（各自发表不同观点的）辩论，争论，讨论

A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.

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N-COUNT

(议会或其他机构就某问题在投票前进行的)辩论

A debate is 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.

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V-RECIP

（与…）辩论，争论，讨论

If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person.

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VERB

考虑;盘算;权衡

If you debate whether 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.

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PHRASE

存在争论的;有待讨论的;未确定的

If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.

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英汉词典释义

n.

讨论, 辩论，（在公共集会上或议会里就某问题进行的、常以表决结束的）辩论

（各自发表不同意见的）争论，辩论，讨论

vt. & vi.

辩论, 争论

仔细考虑；思考；盘算

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal;

2. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

Verb

1. argue with one another;

2. think about carefully; weigh;

3. discuss the pros and cons of an issue

4. have an argument about something

行业词典

法律： 辩论；