剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - argument collapse

argument
[UK]/'ɑ:g.jʊ.mənt/ [US]/'ɑ:rg-/
noun [C or U]
DISAGREEMENT 争执
E
* a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing
争论；争吵；争辩；争执

1. The children had an argument about/over what game to play.
那群孩子为了玩哪个游戏吵了起来。

2. 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。

3. 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。

[UK]/'ɑ:g.jʊ.mənt/ [US]/'ɑ:rg-/
noun [C or U]
REASON 理由
E
* a reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion, or the process of explaining them
理由，论据，论点；论证，说理

1. Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, shall we vote on it?
支持和反对这项提议的所有理由我们都已经听过了，是否可以对此进行表决了？

2. [+ 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比较大的房子，但是她的丈夫没有被说服。

3. 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。

4. 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。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - argument collapse

argument ★★★★☆
1.N-VAR 可变名词理由；论据；论点 An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.

【搭配模式】：oft N for/against n/-ing

  • There's a strong argument for lowering the price...

    有充分理由要求降低价格。

  • 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。

  • It is better to convince by argument than seduce by example.

    以理说服强于举例诱导。

2.N-VAR 可变名词讨论；辩论 An argument is a discussion or debate in which a number of people put forward different or opposing opinions.

【搭配模式】：oft N about/over n

  • 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。

  • The issue has caused heated political argument.

    这个问题已经引发了激烈的政治争论。

3.N-COUNT 可数名词争论；争执；争吵 An argument is a conversation in which people disagree with each other angrily or noisily.

【搭配模式】：oft N with n

  • 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。

  • ...a heated argument.

    激烈的争吵

4.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词异议；质疑 If you accept something without argument, you do not question it or disagree with it.

【搭配模式】：with brd-neg

  • He complied without argument...

    他二话不说就服从了。

  • 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。

5.See also:counter-argument;
    Usage Note :

    Be careful with the spelling of this word, and do not confuse argument and dispute. An argument is a disagreement between people who may or may not know each other. A dispute is a serious argument that can last for a long time. Disputes generally occur between organizations, political parties, or countries. Note that dispute can 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。

    牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - argument collapse

    ☞ argument
    ar·gu·ment / 5B:^jumEnt; NAmE 5B:r^- / noun1. [C, U] ~ (with sb) (about / over sth) a conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily
       争论；争吵；争辩；辩论:
       We had an argument with the waiter about the bill.
       我们和服务员就账单发生了争吵。
       She got into an argument with the teacher.
       她和老师争论了起来。
       to win / lose an argument
       辩论赢了/输了
       After some heated argument a decision was finally taken.
       激烈辩论以后终于作出了决定。
    2. [C] ~ (for / against sth) | ~ (that...) a reason or set of reasons that sb uses to show that sth is true or correct
       论据；理由；论点:
       There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia.
       对安乐死支持和反对者都有强有力的论据。
       His argument was that public spending must be reduced.
       他的论点是公共开支必须减缩。
       Her main argument was a moral one.
       她的主要论据是道德上的。
    3. [U] ~ (about sth) the act of disagreeing in a conversation or discussion using a reason or set of reasons
       辩论:
       Let's assume for the sake of argument (= in order to discuss the problem) that we can't start till March.
       为方便讨论起见,先假定我们要到三月份才能开始。

    牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - argument collapse

    argument noun

    1. discussion

    • ADJECTIVE bitter, heated, violent | big I had a big ~ with my mother this morning. | little, petty, pointless, silly, stupid | age-old

    • VERB + ARGUMENT become involved in, get into, get involved in, have I don't want to get into an ~ with her. | cause, provoke, start | lose, win I was determined to win the ~. | settle Jory was always the one who settled ~s between us.

    • ARGUMENT + VERB arise, break out, develop, erupt Minutes later a violent ~ erupted. | ensue He felt offended by the suggestion, and a violent ~ ensued. | rage the bitter ~s raging about who was the real winner

    • PREPOSITION ~ about We had an ~ about what we should buy. | ~ between an ~ between her parents | ~ over The ~ over decentralization will probably continue for ever. | ~ with an ~ with his wife

    • PHRASES brook no ~ ‘You'll come home with me.’ His voice brooked no ~.

    2. reason supporting opinion

    • ADJECTIVE basic, general | central, main | closing In her closing ~, the prosecutor said that the hairs found on the defendant matched those of the victim. | forceful, good, major, powerful, sound, strong, valid | cogent, compelling, conclusive, convincing, persuasive There is a convincing ~ for the Federal Government to take greater responsibility for cities. | The author makes a compelling ~ for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. | credible, plausible Their ~ sounds plausible, but is it really valid? | substantive (formal, esp. AmE) | bogus, fallacious (formal), slippery-slope (AmE), specious (formal), spurious, weak | ridiculous | circular | legitimate, reasonable | logical, rational, reasoned, well-reasoned | opposing | economic, legal, moral, philosophical, political, theoretical, etc.

    • VERB + ARGUMENT advance, deploy, make, mount, offer, present, put forward, use He put forward some very convincing ~s. | articulate | develop This ~ is developed further in the next chapter. | build, construct, formulate, frame the language used to frame the legal ~s | reiterate, repeat | bolster, buttress, illustrate, reinforce, strengthen, support, underline Do you have any evidence to support your ~? | consider, hear, listen to | address I'll briefly address each ~. | accept, agree with | dismiss, reject The company dismissed his ~s as alarmist. | counter, discredit, rebut, refute She tried to think how to refute the ~ on moral grounds. | demolish, undercut, undermine, weaken | summarize | apply This ~ can be applied to other contexts.

    • ARGUMENT + VERB be based on sth The government's ~ is always based on how much such a plan would cost. | depend on sth, rely on sth, rest on sth, revolve around sth | boil down to sth As I see it, his ~ boils down to a combination of two basic points. | go, run Centralized government, so the ~ goes, is too far removed from the problems of ordinary citizens. | apply (to sth) The same ~ applies to adoption. | justify sth | support sth | imply sth, suggest sth These ~s suggest that the medical establishment had an interest in suppressing the research. | show sth | assume sth

    • PREPOSITION ~ against the ~s against lowering taxes | ~ concerning ~s concerning the nature of morality | ~ for There is a very good ~ for increasing spending. | ~ in favour/favor of What are the ~s in favour/favor of change?

    • PHRASES all sides of an ~, both sides of an ~ He was able to see both sides of the ~. | a flaw in the ~ I can see no flaw in your ~. | a line of ~ I can see a few problems with this line of ~.

    The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - argument collapse

    argument
     see under pick a quarrel.

    牛津英语同义词学习词典 - argument collapse

    argument noun
    ⇨ argument 1 (get into an argument) ⇨ argument 2 (arguments for and against sth)    argument1

    noun

     have an argument with sb 和某人争吵arguments for and against sth 支持和反对某事的论据  ➡ See also the entry for debate 另见debate条argument ♦︎ row ♦︎ fight ♦︎ quarrel ♦︎ squabble ♦︎ tiff ♦︎ shouting matchThese are all words for a situation in which people disagree and speak angrily to each other. 这些词均表示争辩、争吵。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an argument / a row / a fight / a quarrel / a squabble / a tiff / a shouting match with sb◆an argument / a row / a fight / a quarrel / a squabble / a tiff / a shouting match between two people◆an argument / a row / a fight / a quarrel / a squabble about / over sth◆a bitter / fierce / violent argument / row / quarrel◆a big argument / row / fight◆to become / get involved in an argument / a row / a fight / a quarrel◆to have an argument / a row / a fight / a tiff◆to get into / start an argument / a fight◆to pick a fight / a quarrel◆to win / lose an argument / a fight◆an argument / a row / a fight / a quarrel breaks out■ argument [countable, uncountable] a conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily 争论；争吵；争辩◆She got into an argument with the teacher.她和老师争论起来。◆After some heated argument a decision was finally made.激烈辩论之后终于作出了决定。■ row raʊ [countable] (BrE, informal) a noisy argument between two or more people, especially about a personal matter （尤指关于个人事务的）吵架，大声争辩◆She left him after a blazing row.大吵一架后，她离他而去。◆He'd had a row with his son.他跟儿子吵了一架。ⓘ In journalism, row is also used to talk about a public disagreement between people or organizations. 在新闻用语中，row还指人与人之间、机构与机构之间公开的意见分歧。   see also row ⇨ confrontation ■ fight [countable] (especially NAmE) an argument between people who know each other, such as family members, friends or romantic partners （熟人之间的）争辩，争吵◆Did you two have a fight?你们俩吵架了吗？◆We had a fight over money.我们因为钱吵了一架。■ quarrel ˈkwɒrəl; NAmE ˈkwɔːrəl, ˈkwɑːrəl [countable] (especially written) an angry disagreement between people, often about a personal matter （常指为个人事务的）争吵，吵架◆I don't want to pick a quarrel with her.我不想找她的碴。ⓘ Quarrel [uncountable] is also a reason for complaining about sb/sth or for disagreeing with sb/sth. * quarrel还指抱怨或反对的理由◆We have no quarrel with his methods.我们没有理由不赞成他的方法。 NOTE 辨析 Argument, row, fight or quarrel?A row, fight or quarrel is usually about a personal matter between people who know each other. * row、fight或quarrel通常是熟人之间关于个人事务的争吵◆We had an argument with the waiter about the bill.我们和服务员因为账单发生口角。◆We had a row/fight/quarrel with the waiter about the bill. Row is only really used in British English; fight is mostly used in American English. A quarrel is usually less violent than a row or fight, but it can be a disagreement that continues over a period of time; an argument can be violent or it can be a serious discussion that involves defending an opinion or position. * row仅用于英式英语，fight多用于美式英语。quarrel通常没有row和fight激烈，但可以持续一段时间。argument可以是激烈的争吵，也可以是为捍卫观点或立场而进行的严肃辩论。 ■ squabble ˈskwɒbl; NAmE ˈskwɑːbl [countable] (rather informal) a noisy argument, especially about sth that is not very important （为小事的）争吵，口角◆There were endless squabbles over who should sit where.为谁该坐哪儿吵个不停。■ tiff [countable] (informal) a small argument between close friends or lovers （朋友或恋人之间的）争执，拌嘴，口角◆She was upset because she'd had a tiff with her boyfriend.她和男友吵了一架，心情很糟。◆It's just a lovers' tiff.那不过是恋人之间的拌嘴。■ ˈshouting match [countable] an argument in which people shout loudly at each other 大吵；高声的争论◆The meeting had turned into a shouting match between the tenants and the landlord.这次会面发展成房客和房东之间的大吵大闹。argument2

    noun

     have an argument with sb 和某人争吵arguments for and against sth 支持和反对某事的论据  ➡ See also the entry for reason 另见reason条argument ♦︎ case ♦︎ defence ♦︎ pleaThese are all words for a reason or set of reasons that sb uses to show that sth is true or correct. 这些词均表示论据、论点、理由。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an argument / a case / a defence for / against sth◆a strong / robust / legal argument / case / defence◆to put forward / strengthen / weaken an argument / a case / a defence◆to support an argument / a case■ argument [countable] a reason or set of reasons that sb uses to show that sth is true or correct 论据；论点；理由◆There are strong arguments for and against childhood vaccinations.支持和反对儿童接种疫苗的双方都有强有力的论据。◆His argument was that public spending must be reduced.他的论点是公共开支必须缩减。◆He was able to see both sides of the argument.他能够一分为二地看待这个论点。  see also argue ⇨ claim verb ■ case [countable, usually singular] a set of facts or arguments that support one side in a trial or discussion （在审判或讨论中支持一方的）论据，事实，理由◆Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in court).我们的律师认为我们论据不足，无法赢得官司。◆The report makes out a strong case (= gives good arguments) for spending more money on hospitals.报告充分阐明了增加医院经费的理由。◆the case for the defence / prosecution有利于被告／原告的论据◆the case for / against private education支持／反对实行私立学校教育的理由■ defence (BrE) (NAmE defense) [countable] what is said in court to prove that a person did not commit a crime; the act of presenting this argument in court （法庭上的）辩护，辩词，答辩◆Her defence was that she was somewhere completely different at the time of the crime.她的辩词是案发时她根本就不在现场。◆He wanted to conduct his own defence.他想做自辩。▸ defend

    verb

     [transitive, intransitive] ◆He has announced that he will defend himself in the case.他宣称要在这个案子里为自己辩护。◆Who's defending?谁在辩护？    ■ plea pliː [countable] (always followed by of 总是后接of) (law 法律) a reason given to a court for doing or not doing sth （向法庭提供的）理由，借口，辩解◆He was charged with murder, but got off on a plea of insanity.他被控犯了谋杀罪，但以精神失常为由逃过了惩罚。▸ plead

    verb

     [transitive] ◆They hired a top lawyer to plead their case.他们聘请了一名最好的律师帮他们陈述案情。

    新牛津英语同义词词典 - argument collapse

    argument

    noun
    1 he had a long argument with Tony
    QUARREL , disagreement, squabble, fight, difference of opinion, dispute, wrangle, clash, altercation, feud, dissension, war of words, contretemps, exchange of views; debate, discussion, discourse, disputation, controversy; informal tiff, barney, set-to, dust-up, bust-up, shouting/slanging match, spat, ding-dong, falling-out; Brit. informal row; Scottish informal rammy.     rare eristic.

    2 his arguments for the existence of God
    REASONING , line of reasoning, logic, case; defence, justification, vindication, apology, explanation, rationalization; evidence, reasons, grounds; argumentation, polemic; assertion, declaration, claim, plea, contention, expostulation, demonstration.

    3 (archaic) the argument of the book
    THEME , topic, subject matter; gist, outline, summary, synopsis, abstract, precis; plot, storyline.

    词源记忆 - argument collapse


    n.争论(吵),辩论;理由;论证His argument does not carry much conviction.他的论据没有什么说服力.