dispute

dis'pju:t

四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 4

n. a disagreement or argument about something important
n. coming into conflict with

n. 争论
v. 争论

Collins 星级

2,066

BNC 频率

2,705

使用频率

dispute 由前缀 dis-（表示否定、分开）和词根 pute（来源于拉丁语 putare，意为思考、认为）组成，整体意思为争论或不一致的观点。

例句

1. The two countries are in a dispute over the territory.

这两个国家在领土问题上存在争议。

2. They had a dispute about the best way to solve the problem.

他们对解决这个问题的最佳方法有争议。

3. The workers and management are trying to resolve their dispute peacefully.

工人和管理层正在努力和平解决他们的争议。