ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISPUTE | DISPUTE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, major, serious相當大的爭論;重大的爭執;嚴重的糾紛◇There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of 'social class' as a term.關於 social class (社會階層)這個術語的確切定義存在相當大的爭論。◇The incident sparked off a major dispute between the two countries.這一事件引發了兩國間的重大爭執。➤minor, petty小爭執▸➤acrimonious, bitter, heated激烈的爭執▸➤damaging (BrE) 破壞性的爭執➤continuing, lengthy, long-running, long-standing, ongoing, protracted持續的/冗長的/長期的/持久的/還在繼續的/漫長的爭執▸➤outstanding未解決的爭執◇He proposed a negotiated settlement of the outstanding disputes between the two countries.他提出協商解決兩國之前尚未解決的爭端。➤public公開的爭執▸➤international, local國際/地方爭端▸➤internal內部爭端◇There were lengthy internal disputes between the two wings of the party.該黨兩派之間長期存在內部紛爭。➤custody, domestic, family, marital監護權糾紛;家庭糾紛;婚姻糾紛▸➤industrial, labour/labor, pay (especially BrE) 勞資糾紛;薪酬糾紛▸➤border, boundary, land, territorial邊境/邊界/土地/領土爭端➤jurisdictional行政管轄權爭議◇a jurisdictional dispute between the Army and the CIA軍隊和中央情報局在管轄權方面的爭議➤legal法律糾紛➤contract, contractual, patent合同糾紛;專利糾紛▸➤ideological, political意識形態爭論;政治爭端▸➤commercial, financial, trade商業糾紛;財務糾紛;貿易爭端▸➤doctrinal, religious, theological教義/宗教/神學爭論VERB + DISPUTE➤cause, lead to, provoke, spark引起糾紛;導致爭議;激起爭端;誘發糾紛◇one of the many factors that led to the dispute導致爭論的眾多因素之一➤engage in, enter, enter into加入爭執▸➤be drawn into被拖入爭論◇Governments are often drawn into disputes about matters of public taste and decency.政府經常被拖入有關公眾品味和社會風化問題的爭論。➤be embroiled in, be engaged in, be involved in陷入爭執;捲入爭論◇They became embroiled in a dispute with their competitors.他們與競爭對手捲入到一起糾紛中。➤deal with, handle處理糾紛◇Police have difficulties in dealing with domestic disputes.警方很難處理家庭糾紛。➤adjudicate, arbitrate, arbitrate in, decide, mediate, mediate in (BrE) 裁決糾紛;仲裁糾紛;調解糾紛◇The purpose of industrial tribunals is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees.設立勞資裁判庭旨在裁決勞資糾紛。➤end, resolve, settle, solve結束爭端;消除爭執;解決糾紛▸➤lose, win在爭論中失敗/獲勝▸➤avoid, prevent避免爭執;防止糾紛▸➤be open to尚有爭議◇His theories are open to dispute (= can be disagreed with).他的理論值得商榷。DISPUTE + VERB➤arise, begin, erupt, occur爭執產生/開始/爆發/發生◇No one could remember exactly how the dispute had arisen.沒人能確切記得這場爭論是如何發生的。➤escalate爭執升級▸➤concern sth爭執關乎⋯◇disputes concerning environmental protection有關環境保護的爭論➤involve sb/sth爭執涉及⋯PREPOSITION➤beyond dispute無可爭議◇The matter was settled beyond dispute by the court judgment (= it could no longer be argued about).事情已由法庭裁定,不容爭辯。➤in dispute (with)與⋯有爭端◇The actual sum of compensation due is still in dispute (= being argued about).應賠償的實際總額仍在爭論之中。◇The employees have been in dispute with management for three weeks.勞方已經與資方爭執 3 週了。➤under dispute處於爭論中◇the matters under dispute爭論中的事情➤dispute about, dispute over關於⋯的爭論▸➤dispute among⋯之間的爭論◇The exact relationship between the two languages is a matter of dispute among scholars.這兩種語言之間的確切關係在學者中間存在爭議。➤dispute as to就⋯的爭論◇There is no dispute as to the facts.關於事實並無爭議。➤dispute between⋯之間的爭執◇a long-standing dispute between the families over ownership of the land兩個家庭之間關於土地所有權的長期爭執➤dispute with與⋯的爭論PHRASES➤a matter, point, subject, etc. of dispute引起爭論的問題、論點、話題等➤the resolution of a dispute, the settlement of a dispute爭端的解決dispute
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ADVERB | VERB + DISPUTEADVERB➤hotly, strongly, vigorously激烈地爭執;熱烈地爭論◇The effectiveness of this treatment is still hotly disputed.人們仍在激烈地爭論這種療法的有效性。VERB + DISPUTE➤can能提出質疑◇No one can dispute the fact that men still hold the majority of public offices.沒人能質疑這一事實:男人仍佔據着大多數公共職位。