debate

【发音】

美 /dɪ'bet/ 英 /dɪ'beɪt/

【翻译】

1. n&v. 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

【记忆】

de(表加强) ＋ bat(打) ＋ e → 反击 → 争论， 辩论

【短语】

1. debate on : 关于…进行辩论

2. public debate : 公开辩论

3. under debate : 在争论中

4. general debate : 广泛的讨论；长时间的讨论

5. subject of much debate : 有争议的问题

【例句】

1. the gun-control debate in the US

   美国有关控制枪支的争论

2. 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。

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. Nuclear power has always been a topic that has sparked off considerable debate .

   核电一直是引起相当多争议的话题。

【真题例句】

1. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Scholars will debate which interventions this time - the Federal Reserve's support of a failing credit system...

2. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Mass layoffs and plant closings have drawn plenty of headlines and public debate over the years...

3. (2012.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...It's legitimate to debate how much we should aid the poor or reduce economic inequality...

4. (2012.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...But the debate should not be swayed by misleading statistics that few Americans could possibly understand...

5. (2011.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...What is the irony about the debate over immigration...

6. (2011.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy...

7. (2010.12 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...Since then the debate has become less emotional...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.[法]辩论，争论，讨论

   reason/dispute about/

2. vi.[法]辩论，争论，讨论

   deal/pro-and-con/

3. n.[法]辩论；辩论会

   dispute/controversy/

【同根词】

1. adj

   debatable : 成问题的；可争论的；未决定的

2. n

   debater : 讨论者；辩论家