debate
英 [d?'be?t]
美[d?'bet]
- vt. 辯論，爭論，討論
- vi. 辯論，爭論，討論
- n. 辯論；辯論會
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?debates;第三人稱單數(shù):?debates;過去式:?debated;過去分詞:?debated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?debating;
中文詞源
debate 爭辯
de-, 加強。-bat, 擊打，詞源同beat, batter. 引申義交鋒，爭辯。
英文詞源
- debate (v.)
- late 14c., "to quarrel, dispute," also "discuss, deliberate upon the pros and cons of," from Old French debatre (13c., Modern French débattre), originally "to fight," from de- "down, completely" (see de-) + batre "to beat" (see battery). Related: Debated; debating.
- debate (n.)
- early 14c., "a quarrel, dispute, disagreement," from Old French debat; see debate (v.). Sense of "a formal dispute, a debating contest" is perhaps from early 15c.
雙語例句
- 1. There needs to be a properly informed public debate.
- 有必要讓公眾在充分知情的狀況下展開辯論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.
- 他的話必將為爭論推波助瀾。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A full-scale debate is under way on what ails the industry.
- 關(guān)于工業(yè)為何陷入困境正在展開一場全面的討論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. There is a debate about his fitness for the highest office.
- 針對他是否能勝任最高職務展開了爭論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. To add spice to the debate, they disagreed about method and ideology.
- 他們在方法和觀念上都持不同意見，這使辯論精彩了很多。
來自柯林斯例句