argued
past simple and past participle ofargue
| 单词 | argued |
| 释义 | argued past simple and past participle ofargue argue verb uk/ˈɑːɡ.juː/us/ˈɑːrɡ.juː/argueverb(DISAGREE)B1[I] tospeakangrilyto someone,tellingthatpersonthat youdisagreewith them: Thechildrenare always arguing. Kids, will youstoparguingwitheach other? They were arguingover/aboutwhichfilmto go andsee. to argue with someone
Arguing & disagreeing
argueverb(GIVE REASONS)B2[IorT] to give thereasonsforyouropinion,idea,belief, etc.: Thesenatorarguedfor/infavourof/againstmakingcutsinmilitaryspending. [+ that]Thesenatorarguedthatcutsinmilitaryspendingwereneeded. You can argue thecaseeither way. See also well argued
Defining & explaining
argueverb(SHOW)[T] to show that something istrueorexists: Theevidenceargues achangeinpolicy. Showing and demonstrating
Idiomargue the toss Examplesofarguedargued In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Wearguedthat the new technique permits rapid and precise measurement of cone weights. From theCambridge English Corpus But it can bearguedthat this form of additivity is a purely arithmetical construct. From theCambridge English Corpus It could bearguedthat we trained the wrong set of words. From theCambridge English Corpus I havearguedthat there are reasons for doubting that viable fetuses come within the scope of the constraint against harmful using. From theCambridge English Corpus The inherent connection between a functional turnover and selective replication is postulated but notarguedfor in the course of the article. From theCambridge English Corpus It isarguedthat the sharing of such a narrative, within dementia care, reinforces carer attitudes of respect, understanding and acceptance. From theCambridge English Corpus A final virtue of self-experimentation, it might beargued, is that it showed the practical value of basic behavioral research. From theCambridge English Corpus Some scholars havearguedthat points where oral sources seem to contradict other evidence is precisely where historians should focus their attention. From theCambridge English Corpus Some othersarguedthat eradication was unrealistic and could require an openended, very costly effort. From theCambridge English Corpus We are thus, it isargued, entering a ' new ' or, somewhat paradoxically, 'post ' generational field. From theCambridge English Corpus It has beenarguedthat the worst-case scenario often fails to reflect realistic diagnosis situations. From theCambridge English Corpus I alsoarguedthat, at least at the initial stages of investigation, social representativeness can be overlooked when choosing speakers to be investigated. From theCambridge English Corpus Does these mean, as has beenarguedabove, that the plural forms are examples of code-switching and the singular forms of code-mixing? From theCambridge English Corpus It isarguedthat maltreated children's association of affective stimuli with traumatic experiences and memories selectively alters the meaning of emotions for these children. From theCambridge English Corpus It isarguedthat thinking about one's own thoughts would have adaptive value by enabling first order linguistic thoughts to be corrected. From theCambridge English Corpus 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. |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。