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argument

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ar∙gu∙ment / ˈɑrgjəmənt ; ˈɑ:gjʊmənt /
◙noun
1. [C] a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily
• 争论，争辩，争吵;
【SYN】 disagreement
▪ [+with]
 »I broke the vase during an argument with my husband.
  我在和丈夫的一次争吵中打碎了花瓶。
▪ [+about / over]
 »an argument about who was responsible for the accident
  谁该为事故负责的争论
 »Henning told the police that she and her husbandhadanargumentbefore he left.
  亨宁告诉警察，在丈夫离开之前，他们吵了一架。
 »Igot intoan argument with the other driver.
  我和另一位司机吵了起来。
 »Shelton and the woman had aheated argument(=very angry one) .
  谢尔顿同那位女士狠狠吵了一架。
 »afierce argumentbetween the two politicians
  那两位政治家之间的激烈争论
 »win / lose an argument
 »The party hopes to win the argument about how to reform the health system.
  该政党希望在如何改革医疗体制的辩论中获胜。
2. [C] a set of reasons that show that something is true or untrue, right or wrong etc
• 论点，论据:
 »We need to provide aconvincing argumentas to why the system should be changed.
  我们得提出有说服力的论据，证明为何要改变体制。
▪ [+for / against]
 »apowerful argumentagainst smoking
  反对吸烟的有力论据
 »Agood argumentcan be made for comparing the IT revolution with the invention of writing itself.
  有很好的理由可以把信息技术革命与文字的发明相提并论。
 »thearguments in favour ofbanning tobacco advertising
  支持禁止烟草制品广告的论点
 »argument that
 »the familiar argument that the costs outweigh the benefits
  得不偿失这一常见的论点
3. [U] when you disagree with something or question whether it is right
• 异议; 争议:
 »do sth without (further) argument
 »Ian accepted the suggestion without argument.
  伊恩二话不说就接受了这个建议。
 »for the sake of argument ( = in order to discuss all the possibilities )
  为了讨论各种可能性
 »If for the sake of argument, you aren't offered the job, what will you do?
  比方说吧，如果得不到这份工作，你会怎么办？