argues

英 [ˈɑːɡjuːz]

美 [ˈɑːrɡjuːz]

v.  争论; 争吵; 争辩; 论证; 说理; 证明; 表明
argue的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 争吵;争执
  If one personargues withanother, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two peopleargue.
  1. The committee is concerned about players' behaviour, especially arguing with referees...
     委员会很关注运动员的行为，特别是与裁判争吵的行为。
  2. They were still arguing; I could hear them down the road.
     他们还在争吵；我在马路的那头都能听见他们的声音。
• VERB 争论；争辩
  If you tell someone not toargue withyou, you want them to do or believe what you say without protest or disagreement.
  1. Don't argue with me...
     别和我争辩。
  2. The children go to bed at 10.30. No one dares argue.
     孩子们10点半上床睡觉。没有人敢说不。
• V-RECIP 辩论；讨论
  If youargue withsomeoneaboutsomething, you discuss it with them, with each of you giving your different opinions.
  1. He was arguing with the King about the need to maintain the cavalry at full strength...
     他正和国王讨论保留骑兵全部力量的必要性。
  2. They are arguing over foreign policy...
     他们正就外交政策进行讨论。
  3. The two of them sitting in their office were arguing this point.
     他们两人坐在办公室里讨论这一点。
• VERB 主张；认为
  If youargue thatsomething is true, you state it and give the reasons why you think it is true.
  1. His lawyers are arguing that he is unfit to stand trial...
     他的律师正在提出理由说明他不适合出庭受审。
  2. It could be argued that the British are not aggressive enough.
     可以说英国人不够强势。
• VERB 支持/反对
  If youargue forsomething, you say why you agree with it, in order to persuade people that it is right. If youargue againstsomething, you say why you disagree with it, in order to persuade people that it is wrong.
  1. The report argues against tax increases...
     报告提出理由反对提高税率。
  2. I argued the case for an independent central bank.
     我支持设立独立的中央银行。
• VERB 论证;说理;争辩
  If youargue, you support your opinions with evidence in an ordered or logical way.
  1. I've argued deductively from the text...
     我已依文字作过推理论证。
  2. He argued persuasively, and was full of confidence.
     他的论证很有说服力，且充满自信。
• VERB 不承认;对…有争议
  If you say that no-one canargue witha particular fact or opinion, you are emphasizing that it is obviously true and so everyone must accept it.
  1. We produced the best soccer of the tournament. Nobody would argue with that.
     本届比赛中我们踢出了最漂亮的足球，谁都不会否认这一点。
• toargue the toss→ see:toss

双语例句

• He argues that thought and action are conditioned by ideology.
  他提出，思想和行为是以意识形态为转移的。
• His action argues him to be an honest man.
  他的行为表明他是个诚实的人。
• He argues that he is the true candidate of change.
  他争辩说他才是真正能带来变革的候选人。
• The report argues against tax increases
  报告提出理由反对提高税率。
• He argues that the breakdown in the legal system has spawned a black market.
  他认为司法体系的不健全导致了黑市的出现。
• He argues that murderers forfeit their own right to life.
  他辩称杀人犯本身已经丧失了生存的权利。
• But he argues that America is likely to maintain its lead in military and soft power for much longer.
  但他主张，美国在军事实力和软实力上保持领先地位的时间很可能会比这长得多。
• This paper argues that people's indolence in study is one important cause of fossilization.
  对石化成因的研究忽视了人的学习惰性这一重要因素；
• He often argues philosophy with james.
  他常和詹姆斯讨论哲学。
• As he argues, fashion now is about changes but not Change in the sense of progress.
  他说，如今的时尚确实是关于改变，但并不是前进意义上的改变。