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词汇 argument
释义 argument
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/ us /ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/

argumentnoun[C or U] (DISAGREEMENT)


B1
a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing: 争论;争吵;争辩;争执
The children had an argument about/over what game to play.孩子们为了玩哪个游戏吵了起来。
He got into an argument with Jeff in the pub last night.昨晚他和杰夫在酒馆里起了争执。
A decision was finally made after some heated argument.经过激烈的争辩,最终作出了一项决定。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

an argument
argumentI don't want to get into an argument with you about this.
disagreementThere was a disagreement over who should pay the bill.
quarrelThere were bitter quarrels between the two neighbours.
rowUKMy parents had a row about money.
squabbleI'm always dealing with squabbles between the children.
tiffShe had a tiff with her boyfriend last night.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to argue with someone
argueThe kids are always arguing about something.
have an argumentI had an argument with my sister.
fightThe two sides continue to fight over control of the assembly.
quarrelStop quarrelling, you two!
rowUKMy parents were always rowing about money.
squabbleThey are still squabbling over who will get the big office.
Don't drag me into your argument! It's nothing to do with me.
We were having a friendly argument about Green politics.
It was a really nice day, spoilt only by a little argument in the car on the way home.
We had a dreadful argument in the restaurant, but he phoned me the next day to apologize.
We had an argument with our neighbours, and now they won't even talk to us.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Arguments & disagreements
argy-bargy
be (on) non-speakersidiom
belligerence
bickering
blow (someone/something) up
bust up
clash
conflict
contentiousness
cut and thrustidiom
ding-dong
dispute
dust-up
hostility
kerfuffle
logjam
pile
rhubarb
ructions
spat

argumentnoun[C or U] (REASON)


B2
a reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion, or the process of explaining these reasons: 理由,论据,论点;论证,说理
Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, let's vote on it.既然支持和反对这项提议的所有理由我们都已经听过了,现在投票表决吧。
[ + that ]Her husband was not convinced by her argument that they needed a bigger house.她提出理由说他们需要一个大些的房子,但是她的丈夫没有被说服。
I don't think that's a very strong/convincing/powerful argument.我认为这个论点不太站得住脚/令人信服/有说服力。
The central argument (= main point)of the book is that some of the plays were not written by Shakespeare.这本书的中心论点是,有几个剧本并非出自莎士比亚之手。
The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout life.他的观点的要旨是教育应该持续终生。
Could you go over the main points of your argument again, Professor?教授,您可否重述一下您的主要论点?
He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.他对批评和说理都无动于衷。
Students need the ability to construct a logical argument.学生要具备逻辑论证的能力。
I'll just summarize the main points of the argument in a few words if I may.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Reasons and explanations
alibi
argumentation
ascribe something to something
ascription
ascriptive
case
definition
explanation
explication
exposition
extenuating
extenuation
key
reason
talk
talk your way out of somethingidiom
unclarified
warrantable
warrantably
wherefores

argument | American Dictionary


argument
noun[ C ]
us/ˈɑr·ɡjə·mənt/

argumentnoun[C] (IDEAS)


literature
the subject matter of a written work and the development of the ideas in it
An argument is also a brief summary of a written work

argumentnoun[C] (REASONS)


the reasons for your opinion about the truth of something or an explanation of why you believe something should be done:
A good argument can be made for providing health insurance for all children.
law An argument is a lawyer’s representation of a case in a court of law.

argumentnoun[C] (DISAGREEMENT)


a strong and sometimes angry disagreement in talking or discussing something:
I had an argument with my boss.

Examples of argument


argument
To this end, they examine both the central empirical arguments and the rhetoric and argumentation of the dispute.
If there is any inconsistency, it is found in the kinds of arguments which the authors make.
Direct internal arguments are the only overt arguments which can ' measure out the event '. iii.
In section 5, we provide arguments supporting the assumption that the deficit presented in the case study is authentically phonological in nature.
She takes modality rather than implicit arguments to be an essential characteristic of middles.
I did feel it was a shame not to have more on the linguistic arguments.
The throwtype verbs, on the other hand, are taken to basically select two arguments : an agent and a theme.
How to set parameters : arguments from language change.
Inductive arguments are therefore kinds of ampliative arguments, in which something beyond the content of the premises is inferred.
As we will see, defenders of the restitutionar y account of necessity frame their arguments in terms of unjust enrichment.
Although such a view is of course not entailed by the arguments in my last few paragraphs, it can per fectly well square with them.
He may be right about that, but his arguments do not demonstrate that he is.
Instead, in the absence of conclusive arguments, the rational thing to do is to look at the evidence for both sides.
Plausible arguments for deploying the criminal law against such behavior can be made from grievance morality.
The chapters are carefully researched, and provide an engaging combination of substantial empirical detail with insightful larger arguments.
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Collocations withargument


argument

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abstract argument
Generalizations of the verb-centered instances emerge gradually as the verb-centered categories themselves are analyzed into more abstractargument-structure constructions.
basic argument
At each step, we report parallel regression results, verifying that our basicargument is substantiated regardless of how we cut the data.
bitter argument
During the past twenty years, this movement has become a major industry, welcomed by many and lampooned by others, and often the cause of bitterargument.
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