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argue
ar·gue / 5Brgju ; 5B:gju: /verb
1. Ito disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way争论，争吵:
•We could hear the neighbours arguing.我们听见邻居在争吵。
[+ with ]
•Gallacher continued to argue with the referee throughout the game.整场比赛加拉赫一直与裁判争论不休。
[+ about ]
•They were arguing about how to spend the money.他们在为这钱怎么花而争吵。
[+ over ]
•The children were arguing over which TV programme to watch.孩子们在为看哪一个电视节目而争吵。
2. I,Tto state, giving clear reasons, that something is true, should be done etc论证; 争辩:
argue that
•Croft argued that a date should be set for the withdrawal of troops.克罗夫特提出理由说明应该确定撤军的日期。
•It could be argued that a dam might actually increase the risk of flooding.可以这么说，修建水坝可能反而会增加洪水泛滥的危险。
argue for / against (doing) sth
•Baker argued against cutting the military budget.贝克尔据理反对削减军费预算。
•She argued the case for changing the law.她提出种种理由要修改法律。
•The researchers put forward a well-argued case for banning the drug.研究人员为禁止这种药提出了充足的论据。
•They argued the point (=discussed it) for hours without reaching a conclusion.他们讨论了几个小时还是没有得出结论。
3. argue sb into / out of doing sth BrEto persuade someone to do or not do something说服某人做某事/不做某事:
•Joyce argued me into buying a new jacket.乔伊斯说服我买了一件新夹克衫。
4. Tformalto show that something clearly exists or is true显示出，表明:
•The statement argues a change of attitude by the management.这则声明表明管理层态度的转变。
5. argue the toss BrE informalto continue to argue about a decision that has been made and cannot be changed〔对已决定的事〕徒然反对，徒然争论:
•There was no point arguing the toss after the goal had been disallowed.进球被判取消，再争辩也是没有用的。
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ARGUE
synonyms同义词:
▪ fight, quarrel, have a row BrE
to argue about unimportant things争论不重要的事:
squabble, bicker, quibble
to stop arguing停止争吵:
bury the hatchet , settle your differences , make your peace with sb , make it up （used about friends or lovers 用于朋友或恋人之间）

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