• debate /dɪˈbeɪt/           CET4 TEM4 [ debating debated debates ]

  • 1

    有变体名词 A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. 辩论

    An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government.

    一场激烈的争论正在以色列政府内部进行。

    There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this.

    在学者中有很多关于此问题的辩论。

  • 2

    可数名词 A debate is a formal discussion, for example, in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it. (议会投票前的) 正式讨论

    He is expected to force a debate in Congress on his immigration reform.

    他预期会推动一个关于他的移民改革的正式讨论。

  • 3

    相互动词 If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person. 辩论

    The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today.

    联合国安理会今天将辩论该问题。

    Scientists were debating whether an asteroid was about to hit the Earth.

    科学家们在争论一颗小行星是否要撞上地球。

  • 4

    及物动词 If you debate whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do. 考虑

    Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka.

    塔格特考虑着是否要再来一杯双份伏特加。

debate[di'beit]

• n.
  • 1

    a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

    同义词： argument / argumentation

  • 2

    the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

    同义词： disputation / public debate

• v.
  • 1

    argue with one another

    We debated the question of abortion ; John debated Mary

  • 2

    think about carefully; weigh

    同义词： consider / moot / turn over / deliberate

  • 3

    discuss the pros and cons of an issue

    同义词： deliberate

  • 4

    have an argument about something

    同义词： argue / contend / fence

• 辩论

  • 发言权(Floor)：经许可在会议上发言的权利。 辩论(Debate)：对某项动议的正式讨论。 切题(Germane)：与主题密切相关的。

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• 争论

  • 话说那时也闹了不少笑话，曾有俩哥们为了争论(Debate)是梦一厉害还是梦二厉害脸红脖子粗的，老夫作为“懂球”的，给他们裁决：“当然是公牛厉害了！

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• 讨论

  • 《中国英语和中式英语之间的关系》------英语论文资料库|英语论文网 Key words:China English (Chinish); Chinglish (Chinese English); debate [gap=96]关键词: 中国英语; 中式英语; 讨论

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• 议论

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短语
• court debate
  法庭辩论 | 法庭争辩 | 法庭辩说
• general debate
  长时间的讨论 | 广泛的讨论 | 一般性辩论 | 长时间的
• Debate Competition
  辩论赛 | 辩说赛 | 争辩赛 | 辩论竞赛
• budget debate
  财政预算案辩论 | 财政预算案辩说
• stage of court debate
  辩论阶段 | 争辩阶段
• election debate
  竞选辩论
• Public Debate Timer
  赛计时软件 | 辩论赛计时软件
• Informal Debate
  非正式辩论 | 非正式争辩

词根：debate

• adj.

  • debatable 成问题的；可争论的；未决定的

• n.

  • debater 讨论者；辩论家

• vt.

  • [法]辩论，争论，讨论

    reason / dispute about

• vi.

  • [法]辩论，争论，讨论

    deal / pro-and-con

• n.

  • [法]辩论；辩论会

    dispute / controversy