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单词 argue
释义
argue
verb
uk
/ˈɑːɡ.juː/us
/ˈɑːrɡ.juː/

argueverb(DISAGREE)

B1[I]
tospeakangrilyto someone,tellingthatpersonthat youdisagreewith them:
争论；争吵；争辩
Thechildrenare always arguing.孩子们老是吵个不休。
Kids, will youstoparguingwitheach other?孩子们，你们别再吵嘴了好不好？
They were arguingover/aboutwhichfilmto go andsee.他们正在争论去看哪部电影。
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.
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More examples
  • It'snormalforcouplesto argue now and then.
  • When two ofyourbestfriendsargue it puts you in a veryawkwardposition.
  • They used to argue all thetimeand now they'vepracticallystoppedtalkingto each other.
  • Mymothernevertakessideswhen mybrotherand I argue.
  • Stop arguing with me, Daryl, and do as you're told!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Arguing & disagreeing
  • agent provocateur
  • alienate
  • alienated
  • alienation
  • argumentatively
  • as a matter of factphrase
  • bandy
  • bet
  • bone
  • conflict
  • cross swordsidiom
  • dicker
  • differ
  • hammer
  • make the fur flyidiom
  • setsomeoneagainstsomeone
  • shadowbox
  • shadowboxing
  • tangle
  • tangle withsomeone
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argueverb(GIVE REASONS)

B2[IorT]
to give thereasonsforyouropinion,idea,belief, etc.:
论证；说理；辩论
Thesenatorarguedfor/infavourof/againstmakingcutsinmilitaryspending.部长提出支持／反对削减军费开支的理由。
[+ that]Thesenatorarguedthatcutsinmilitaryspendingwereneeded.部长论证了削减军费开支的必要性。
You can argue thecaseeither way.这件事正说反说都有道理。
See also
well argued
More examples
  • They argue that themembershipof the Council does notreflecttheracialmake-upof thecity.
  • Environmentalists argue that moregoodsshould betransportedbyrail.
  • It's nolongerpossibleto argue thatcrimeisunconnectedwithunemployment.
  • Counsel for thedefencearguedconvincinglythat hisclientwas notguilty.
  • He arguedpowerfullyandpersuasivelyagainstcapitalpunishment.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Defining & explaining
  • account (tosomeone) forsomething
  • accountability
  • adduce
  • adumbration
  • annotation
  • annotator
  • demystify
  • explicable
  • explicate
  • expound
  • lay
  • misdescribe
  • miswrite
  • nail
  • nailsomeonedown
  • non-defining
  • non-descriptive
  • outline
  • rough
  • trace
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argueverb(SHOW)

[T]
to show that something istrueorexists:
显示出；表明
Theevidenceargues achangeinpolicy.证据表明政策有了变动。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing and demonstrating
  • act out
  • attest
  • bespeak
  • betray
  • breastbeating
  • bring
  • define
  • demonstrative
  • glimmer
  • indicate
  • masterclass
  • point (something/someone) out
  • point the wayidiom
  • point to/towardssomething
  • probatory
  • produce
  • speak
  • visualization
  • wear
  • whiff
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Idiom

argue the toss
(Definition ofarguefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

argue| American Dictionary

argue
verb
us
/ˈɑr·ɡju/

argueverb(DISAGREE)

[I]
todisagreeesp.stronglyand sometimesangrilyintalkingordiscussingsomething:
They argued aboutmoney.
I can’t argue with you about that(= Iagreewith you).

argueverb(GIVE REASONS)

[I/T]
to give thereasonsforyouropinionabout thetruthof something or toexplainwhy youbelievesomething should be done:
[I]They argued for/against ataxcut.
[I/T]
lawTo argue is also torepresentthecaseof someone in acourtoflaw.
(Definition ofarguefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofargue

argue
On this basis it is argued that non-complex complement adverbs have to raise to an appropriate specifier.
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Central to nonconformist belief, he argues, was a vision of religious equality - a vision which has provided a long-lasting legacy.
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They argued the utility of commercial endeavours : merchants were proved loyal citizens.
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He argues that policy initiatives should aim to address all four of these elements.
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He argues that governance may spell the death of the social.
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They argued that cross-references between objects to express relationships are ambiguous; hence, better means are needed to characterise object structure and behaviour.
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A further point is that, as has been argued, the influences that affect the recording procedures will tend to produce under-recording.
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The realist argues that the same distinction can be made with respect to all our beliefs.
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Overall, the work is tightly argued and presents a unified, coherent structure throughout.
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We have argued for a physicalistic resurrection theory.
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I have argued that this line of reasoning is not cogent.
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To accept it, he argues, is to miss the sense in which a ritual says something.
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They argued that most of the purposes which the tax was intended to fund were not farmers' economic responsibility but rather a state responsibility.
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As argued above and in 4.1 below, consonantal prefixes s and v are actually in the onset of the stem syllable.
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Rather, she argues that all consonants are onset elements.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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