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dispute noun | verb
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dis·pute / dI5spjut ; dI5spju:t /noun C,U
1. a serious argument or disagreement争论，辩论; 争端，纠纷
be involved in a dispute介入争论
get into a dispute ( = become involved )卷入纠纷
settle / resolve a dispute解决争端
bitter dispute激烈的纷争
long-running dispute ( = one that lasts a long time )长期的纠纷
political / legal dispute政治/司法纠纷
pay dispute工资纠纷
industrial dispute BrElabor dispute AmE(=between workers and employers)劳资纠纷
territorial dispute ( = about land )领土纠纷
domestic dispute ( = between a couple who live together )家庭纠纷
be in dispute with sb ( = be involved in a dispute )和某人闹纠纷
a dispute arises ( = it starts )发生纠纷
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•The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.这家公司卷入了与一家竞争对手公司的法律纠纷。
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•He got into a dispute over a taxi fare.他因出租车的计费问题卷入了一场纠纷。
•Every effort was made to settle the dispute , but without success.已尽了一切努力来解决这一争端，但未能成功。
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•the bitter border dispute between the countries 两国间激烈的边界争端
•A long-running pay dispute is disrupting rail services.旷日持久的工资纠纷打乱了铁路运输服务。
•The coal industry was plagued by industrial disputes .煤矿工业受到劳资纠纷的困扰。
•The police don't usually like to intervene in domestic disputes .警方一般不愿介入家庭纠纷。
•The miners were in dispute with their employers over pay.矿工与雇主就工资问题发生了纠纷。
•A dispute arose over who was to be the next king.在谁应该继承王位的问题上发生了争执。
2. be beyond dispute if something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened无可争辩，确定无疑:
•It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer.医学的发展让人们更加长寿了，这是无可置疑的。
3. be open to dispute if something is open to dispute, it is not completely certain and not everyone agrees about it不确定，有争议:
•His interpretation of the poem is open to dispute.他对这首诗的诠释是有争议的。
4. be in dispute if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it处于争议中:
•The facts of the case are still in dispute.这一案子的真相仍在争议中。
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dis·pute / dI5spjut ; dI5spju:t /verb
1. Tto say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true对〔某事〕表示异议，反对:
•The main facts of the book have never been disputed.该书中的主要事实从未遭到异议。
dispute that
•Few would dispute that travel broadens the mind.旅行能够开阔视野，几乎没有人会对此提出异议。
2. I,Tformalto argue or disagree with someone（就…）争辩，争论，争执，有分歧:
dispute (sth) with sb
•Hazlitt, though much younger, was soon disputing with Wordsworth on equal terms.虽然黑兹利特年纪要小得多，但他不久就和华兹华斯平等地争论问题了。
•What happened next is hotly disputed. 接下来发生了什么，争论很激烈。
3. Tto try to get control of something or win something争夺:
•Soviet forces disputed every inch of ground.苏军寸土必争。

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