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
- In terms of copyright, another bone of contention, we only show a headline and a couple of lines from each story.
考虑到版权,这是另一个争论的焦点,我们只是显示每篇新闻报道的标题或几行摘要。 - The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries.
这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点。 - At the approach of each summit, China and its undervalued currency always appear to be the main bone of contention, only for Beijing to quietly sidestep any censure.
每次峰会即将召开之时,中国以及人民币汇率低估问题似乎总会成为争论的焦点,但最终北京总能悄然避开所有责难。 - If someone did manage to bury this bone of contention, another would emerge.
即使有人成功的平息了这个争论的焦点,那么另一个也会出现。 - 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。 - Media freedoms have also been a bone of contention.
媒体自由也是一个争论的焦点。 - 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。 - Another bone of contention is where the money will come from.
另外一个争论的焦点问题是钱从何处来。 - The small island has been a bone of contention between the two countries for centuries.
那小岛成为这两个国家之间的争端已达数百年之久。 - His main bone of contention is that private-property rights are unconstitutional in China, a state founded on the idea of collective ownership.
他的争论要点在于私有产权是违反中国宪法的,中国是一个以集体所有制理念为基础的国家。