disputing
present participle ofdispute
| 单词 | disputing |
| 释义 | disputing present participle ofdispute dispute verb[IorT] uk/dɪˈspjuːt/us/dɪˈspjuːt/C2 todisagreewith something that someone says: Few would dispute hisstatusas thefinestartistof theperiod. Thecircumstancesof herdeathhave beenhotlydisputed. [+ (that)]I don't dispute(that)hismoviesareentertaining, but they don't have muchdepth. Synonyms gainsayformal quarrel to argue with someone
Suspecting & questioning
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Denying & contradicting Examplesofdisputingdisputing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thus, litigants were tried exclusively by tribal judges chosen by thedisputingparties themselves. From theCambridge English Corpus Regulations forbidding skilled workers fromdisputingthe time estimated to complete a part suggest that the new wage form pitted workers against management. From theCambridge English Corpus If there aredisputinglawyers, chances are that the application of the statute is not simple. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, instead ofdisputingthe validity, usefulness or importance of significance tests, the inevitable uncertainty serves to ensure conceptual or methodological rigor. From theCambridge English Corpus Others, however, while notdisputingour formulation, complained that we ignored "higher" cognitive processes. From theCambridge English Corpus Many newspapers carry frequent letters to the editordisputingsubtleties of language, usage, grammar, and punctuation. From theCambridge English Corpus I am notdisputingthe importance of the difference - and of the different traditions which ensued - but the notion of typicality. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, at each stage of dispute resolution, multiple courses of action are available to eachdisputingparty to seek a favourable redress. From theCambridge English Corpus Analysts especially have considered certain of these terms to require further theoretical refinement, whiledisputingthe precise nature and limits of others. From theCambridge English Corpus The text, of course, justifies this change: the excited murmur of thedisputingsingers finds its perfect illustration in their simultaneous semiquavers. From theCambridge English Corpus By pleading guilty men hoped to placate complainants,disputingneither the facts presented nor the importance of gaining a father's consent. From theCambridge English Corpus First, the electoral compromise adopted would seem to have addressed the oppositions' legitimate concerns and to have undercut the grounds fordisputingthe outcome. From theCambridge English Corpus People's courts are also expected to reason with thedisputingparties, besides making judgement and passing sentence. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, we are notdisputingthat "subjective" color effects are importantly different from "objective" or normal color perception. From theCambridge English Corpus So, in each case, bringing together thedisputingparties in a village boundary issue was no easy task. 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. |
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