debate
[NOUN, VERB]
debates
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 辩论 , 争论
A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
近义词
双语例句
例：An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government.
以色列政府内部正进行着一场激烈的争论。
例：There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this.
在学者中关于此问题一直争论纷纷。
2. [C 可数名词] （议会投票前的）正式讨论
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.
双语例句
例：He is expected to force a debate in Congress on his immigration reform.
预计他会推动一个关于他的移民改革的正式讨论。
NOUN. 名词
debates , debating , debated
1. [RECIP 相互动词] 辩论
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.
双语例句
例：The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today.
联合国安理会今天将就该问题展开讨论。
例：Scientists were debating whether an asteroid was about to hit the Earth.
科学家们在争论是否有一颗小行星要撞上地球。
2. [T 及物动词] 考虑
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.
双语例句
例：Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka.
塔格特考虑着是否要再来一杯双份伏特加。
VERB. 动词
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