argue
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they argue | |
| he / she / it argues | |
| past simple argued | |
| past participle argued | |
| -ing form arguing |
- [intransitive]
to speak angrily to somebody because you disagree with them 爭論；爭吵；爭辯 My brothers are always arguing. 我的兄弟們總是爭論不休。 He's offering to pay so who am I to argue? 他提出付錢，那我有什麽資格爭辯？ - argue with somebody about/over something
We're always arguing with each other about money. 我們總是爲錢吵嘴。 - argue about something
I know it was a stupid thing to argue about. 我知道爭論這件事很愚蠢。 - argue over something
All families seem to argue over money. 所有家庭似乎都在爲錢爭吵。 - argue with somebody
I don't want to argue with you—just do it! 我不想和你爭辯，幹吧！
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2, Feelingsa2She's always arguing with her mother. 她老是和媽媽鬥嘴。 They were arguing over who should have the car that day. 他們在爲那天該誰用車而爭吵。 Magda walked out of the room before her husband could argue back. 瑪格達沒等丈夫反駁就走出了房間。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- fiercely
- furiously
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- about
- over
- with
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to give reasons why you think that something is right/wrong, true/not true, etc., especially to persuade people that you are right 論證；說理；爭辯 - argue for/against something/doing something
They argued for the right to strike. 他們據理力爭罷工權利。 He argues persuasively against nationalism. 他令人信服地反對民族主義。 - argue something
She argued the case for bringing back the death penalty. 她爲恢複死刑的主張提供論據。 He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter). 他太倦了，不想討論這個問題。 a well-argued article 鑿鑿有據的文章 - argue that…
Critics argue that Britain is not investing enough in broadband. 批評者認爲英國在寬帶方面投資不足。 It could be argued that laws are made by and for men. 法律由人並爲人制定的這一點頗有道理。 He argued that they needed more time to finish the project. 他提出理由說明他們需要更多的時間來完成該項目。 His lawyer successfully argued that the punishment was excessive. 他的律師成功地證明了懲罰是過分的。
Language Bank argueargueVerbs for reporting an opinion 陳述觀點的動詞 Some critics argue that Picasso remained a great master all his life. 一些評論家認爲畢加索畢生都是一位大師。
Others maintain that there is a significant deterioration in quality in his post-war work. 其他人堅稱他戰後的作品質量明顯下降。
Picasso himself claimed that good art is created, but great art is stolen. 畢加索自己聲稱，好的藝術是創造出來的，偉大的藝術卻是偷來的。
As Smith has noted, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art. 正如史密斯所述，畢加索借用了非洲藝術的意象。
As the author points out, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art. 正如作者指出的那樣，畢加索借用了非洲藝術的意象。
The writer challenges the notion that Picasso’s sculpture was secondary to his painting. 作者對這種觀點表示質疑，即畢加索的雕塑不及他的繪畫。
It has been suggested that Picasso’s painting was influenced by jazz music. 據說畢加索的繪畫受到爵士樂的影響。
Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument 承認一個觀點的正確性，並提出一個對立的觀點 While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema. 雖然這部電影的確太長了，但它不失爲一部有趣的影片。
It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema. 可以認爲這部電影太長了，但它不失爲一部有趣的影片。
The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema. 這部電影的確太長了，但它仍不失爲一部有趣的影片。
Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling. 當然，爲了制作一部兩小時的電影，該書中的大部分内容都被舍棄了，不過它仍不失爲一部成功的故事片。
Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them. 批評家認爲這部電影的情節過於複雜，這種觀點是不恰當的。影片中確實有幾次大的情節變化，但觀衆還是不難看懂的。
It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film. 的確，沒有好的劇本不可能拍出好的電影，但有天賦的導演能將較好的劇本制作成非常好的電影，這一點也是沒有疑問的。
It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre. 這兩部電影是否預示着西部片新時代的來臨還有待觀察。但是毫無疑問，它們作爲這一電影類型的新作而受到歡迎。
Language Bank perhapsperhapsMaking an opinion sound less definite 以不確定的語氣表達意見 Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps/possibly/probably the best-known example of this. 大多數網絡犯罪都包含盜竊、詐騙等傳統犯罪，只是犯罪的方式有了新的變化。網絡釣魚大概是這類犯罪中最著名的例子。
It seems/appears that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen. 看來各種機構收集的個人資料越多，這些資料丢失或被盜的可能性就越大。
It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft. 看來很明顯的是，采用全國通用身份證對防止身份盜用起不了什麽作用。
It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier. 可以說采用全國通用身份證實際上可能使身份盜用更容易。
It is possible that/It may be that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases. 或許保護自己免遭 DNA 身份盜用的唯一途徑就是不要建立全國 DNA 數據庫。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1, Discussion and agreementb1The general argued for extending the ceasefire. 這位將軍提出了延長停火時間的理由。 They argued in favour of stricter punishments. 他們據理辯論，支持更嚴厲的懲罰。 She argued against a rise in interest rates. 她據理反對提高利率。 I would wish to argue that appreciation of the arts should be encouraged for its own sake. 我倒是認爲，應該提倡爲藝術而欣賞藝術。 In her paper she goes on to argue that scientists do not yet know enough about the nature of the disease. 她在論文中繼續論證，說科學家對於這種疾病的本質還沒有足夠的認識。 It is possible to argue that the rules are too strict. 可以論證說明這些規則過於嚴格了。 The report argues convincingly that economic help should be given to these countries. 該報告提出有力論據，指出應該給予這些國家經濟援助。 You could easily argue that this policy will have no effect. 你可以輕易就論證出這項政策不會有效。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcefully
- passionately
- strenuously
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- wish to
- be prepared to
- attempt to
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- against
- for
- in favour/favor of
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- argue for/against something/doing something
- [transitive] argue something (formal)
to show clearly that something exists or is true 證明；表明
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.
Idioms
argue the toss
- (British English, informal)
to continue to disagree about a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it is not very important （對決定）徒然反對，作無謂的爭執