debate
【发音】
美 /dɪ'bet/ 英 /dɪ'beɪt/
【翻译】
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n.争论，辩论
英释:discussion of a particular subject that often continues for a long time and in which people express different opinions
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v.争论，辩论
英释:to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a decision or find a solution
【记忆】
de(表加强) ＋ bat(打) ＋ e → 反击 → 争论， 辩论
【短语】
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debate on : 关于…进行辩论
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public debate : 公开辩论
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under debate : 在争论中
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general debate : 广泛的讨论；长时间的讨论
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subject of much debate : 有争议的问题
【例句】
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the gun-control debate in the US
美国有关控制枪支的争论
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The new drug has become the subject of heated debate within the medical profession.
这种新药成了医学界激烈争论的话题。
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There was much lively debate about whether women should spend more time in the home.
就妇女是否应该花更多时间待在家里这个话题有许多热烈的争论。
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A fierce debate raged over which artist’s work should be chosen for the prize.
就哪位艺术家的作品应该得奖一事展开了激烈的争论。
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The issue will be debated on Tuesday.
这个问题将在星期二讨论。
【真题例句】
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(2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomas the evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin cancer...
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(2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...energetic debate does not require anger and hard feelings to be effective...
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(2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Reward all those involved in the debate sufficiently when the goals are reached...
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(2013.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...The pledge has been a matter of some debate in philanthropic and non-profit circles...
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(2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 写作题)...a hot debate arises on whether education pays...
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(2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem when it's really an engineering one...
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(2008.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...A new set of considerations has come to the fore as part of the debate about how we handle children...
【同、近义词】
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vt.[法]辩论，争论，讨论
reason/dispute about/
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vi.[法]辩论，争论，讨论
deal/pro-and-con/
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n.[法]辩论；辩论会
dispute/controversy/
【同根词】
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adj
debatable : 成问题的；可争论的；未决定的
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n
debater : 讨论者；辩论家