N-VAR (各自发表不同观点的)辩论,争论,讨论 A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government... 以色列政府内部正在进行激烈的辩论。
There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this. 学者之间对此一直争论纷纷。
N-COUNT (议会或其他机构就某问题在投票前进行的)辩论 A debate is a formal discussion, for example in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it.
There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days. 预计接下来的几天里议会将会进行一些激烈的辩论。
V-RECIP (与…)辩论,争论,讨论 If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person.
The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today... 联合国安理会今天将就这个问题展开讨论。
The causes of anorexia are much debated... 关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。
Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert... 学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。
He likes to debate issues with his friends. 他喜欢跟朋友辩论各种问题。
VERB 考虑;盘算;权衡 If you debate whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do.
Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka... 塔格特思忖着是否再要一杯双份伏特加。
At the moment we are debating what furniture to buy for the house... 我们眼下正盘算着为房子购置什么样的家具。
I debated going back inside, but decided against it. 我寻思着是否再进去,最后还是决定离开。
PHRASE 存在争论的;有待讨论的;未确定的 If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.
Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate. 他们之中谁更有音乐天赋还未有定论。
The causes of anorexia are much debated 关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。
Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert 学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。
Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka 塔格特思忖着是否再要一杯双份伏特加。
I debated going back inside, but decided against it. 我寻思着是否再进去,最后还是决定离开。
Doctrinal differences were vigorously debated among religious leaders. 宗教领袖之间就教义分歧问题问题争论激烈。
The issues were debated on the floor of the House. 这些问题在议院的议员席进行了讨论。
We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night 我们交谈着,争论着,闲聊着,一直持续到晚上。
He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it 他心里琢磨是否该开个有关打兔子的玩笑,但决定还是算了。
Truth does not fear contention. The more the truth is debated, the clearer it becomes. 真理越辩越明,真理不怕辩论。
The matter was debated in the Security Council of the United nations. 这个问题在联合国安全理事会辩论过。
They debated for over an hour on the merits of the different systems. 他们就几种不同体制的优点辩论了一个多小时。
The relationship of atrophic gastritis to cancer has been debated. 萎缩性胃炎与胃癌的关系尚有争论。
For more than a century, americans have debated how far the federal government should go to prevent dominant companies from undermining economic competition. 一个多世纪以来,美国人一直在争论联邦政府在阻止垄断公司破坏经济竞争方面究竟有多大权限。
Many people have debated the pros and cons of the China phenomenon. 围绕中国现象的利与弊,人们进行了不少辩论。
Scientists have debated the reason for the explosion for decades. 科学家们为其爆炸原因争论了几十年。
And use it? Development experts have debated this question for decades. 会用它么?发展问题的专家们讨论这个问题已经数十年了。
The conference debated the sensitive issue of race relations. 会议辩论了敏感的种族关系问题。
Your mother and I have debated the same question. 你妈和我一直在争论这个问题。
It's actually a question that's debated in the literature. 其实这个问题在文献中有争议。
This is a matter that employment lawyers have debated for years but been reluctant to test. 就业律师们已就这一问题争论了多年,但都不愿检验一下。
This is a fascinating and often debated work. 这是一个有趣的工作,并经常辩论。
We debated for an hour on the merits and demerits of his plan. 我们花了一个小时讨论他的计划的优点和缺点。
Lincoln debated Douglas on this issue. 林肯与道格拉斯就这个问题进行了辩论。
Key factors that affect the precision of reflector are debated and optimized. 对影响栅面精度的关键因素进行了讨论和优化。
Different policy options have been debated for decades. 不同的政策方案已讨论了几十年。
For the next hour Hollis debated the issue with the two of us. 在后来的一个小时中,霍利斯与我们两人就这个问题进行了辩论。
This is one of the most hotly debated issues today. 这是今天人们辩论最激烈的问题之一。
This is going to be hotly debated. 这正在去暑热辩论。
This is a question that they have often debated with each other. 这个是他们相互之间常争论的问题。