新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

debate

英  [dɪˈbeɪt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 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

    discussion , argument

    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。

    VERB. 动词
  • 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.

    近义词

    discuss , argue

    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。

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