bone of contention
英 [bəʊn ɒv kənˈtenʃn]
美 [boʊn əv kənˈtenʃn]
n. 争议的焦点; 争执所在
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 争议的焦点;争执所在
If a particular matter or issue is abone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument.- The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
争来争去无非是空调温度。
- The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
英英释义
noun
- the subject of a dispute
- the real bone of contention, as you know, is money
双语例句
- I think the inequality in splitting the profits is their real bone of contention.
我想,分利不均才是他们争吵的真正原因。 - The area was a bone of contention between the Uzbek emirs and the Persian Kings for many centuries.
过去几个世纪中,这个地区是乌兹别克埃米尔们和波斯国王们争夺的焦点。 - The Chinese currency has long been a bone of contention at G20 summits.
中国货币一直是G20峰会的争论焦点。 - It appears that money will be either a bone of contention with a friend or lover, or a source of worry, perhaps because you are planning to participate in a social event that will prove quite costly.
你将不是和朋友或爱人产生财务方面的争吵,就是会因为钱而烦恼。也可能是你要计划参加一个成本过高的社会活动。 - The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
争来争去无非是空调温度。 - Japan has not acknowledged that the islands are disputed, which has provided another bone of contention between Tokyo and Beijing.
日本一直不承认钓鱼岛主权存在争议,这是中日之间另一个争论焦点。 - How to explain this phenomenon becomes the bone of contention of the theory and practice fields.
如何解释这一现象成为理论界和实务界争论的焦点。 - What is the real bone of contention?
真正的争议点是什么? - But lend-lease isn't the only bone of contention here.
然而《租借法案》并不是这里争论的唯一焦点。 - The main bone of contention in Toronto was fiscal policy.
多伦多峰会争论的焦点是财政政策。