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argue

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ar∙gue / ˈɑrgju ; ˈɑ:gju: /
◙verb
1. [I] to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way
• 争论，争吵:
 »We could hear the neighbours arguing.
  我们听见邻居在争吵。
▪ [+with]
 »Gallacher continued to argue with the referee throughout the game.
  整场比赛加拉赫一直与裁判争论不休。
▪ [+about]
 »They were arguing about how to spend the money.
  他们在为这钱怎么花而争吵。
▪ [+over]
 »The children were arguing over which TV programme to watch.
  孩子们在为看哪一个电视节目而争吵。
2. [I,T] to state, giving clear reasons, that something is true, should be done etc
• 论证; 争辩:
 »argue that
 »Croft argued that a date should be set for the withdrawal of troops.
  克罗夫特提出理由说明应该确定撤军的日期。
 »It could be argued thata dam might actually increase the risk of flooding.
  可以这么说，修建水坝可能反而会增加洪水泛滥的危险。
 »argue for / against (doing) sth
 »Baker argued against cutting the military budget.
  贝克尔据理反对削减军费预算。
 »Sheargued the casefor changing the law.
  她提出种种理由要修改法律。
 »The researchers put forward awell-argued casefor banning the drug.
  研究人员为禁止这种药提出了充足的论据。
 »Theyargued the point(=discussed it) for hours without reaching a conclusion.
  他们讨论了几个小时还是没有得出结论。
3. argue sb into / out of doing sth, [BrE] to persuade someone to do or not do something
• 说服某人做某事/不做某事:
 »Joyce argued me into buying a new jacket.
  乔伊斯说服我买了一件新夹克衫。
4. [T] [formal] to show that something clearly exists or is true
• 显示出，表明:
 »The statement argues a change of attitude by the management.
  这则声明表明管理层态度的转变。
5. argue the toss, [BrE informal] to continue to argue about a decision that has been made and cannot be changed
• 〔对已决定的事〕徒然反对，徒然争论:
 »There was no point arguing the toss after the goal had been disallowed.
  进球被判取消，再争辩也是没有用的。

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ARGUE
• synonyms
• 同义词:
▪ fight , quarrel ,have a row [BrE]
• to argue about unimportant things
• 争论不重要的事:
squabble , bicker , quibble
• to stop arguing
• 停止争吵:
▪bury the hatchet,settle your differences,make your peace with sb,make it up（used about friends or lovers 用于朋友或恋人之间）