0 a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing:
1 a reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion, or the process of explaining these reasons:
Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, let's vote on it.
[ + that ] Her husband was not convinced by her argument that they needed a bigger house.
I don't think that's a very strong/convincing/powerful argument.
The central argument (= main point) of the book is that some of the plays were not written by Shakespeare.
2 the subject matter of a written work and the development of the ideas in it
3 the reasons for your opinion about the truth of something or an explanation of why you believe something should be done:
4 a strong and sometimes angry disagreement in talking or discussing something:
I had an argument with my boss.
Don't drag me into your argument! It's nothing to do with me.
It was a really nice day, spoilt only by a little argument in the car on the way home.
We had a dreadful argument in the restaurant, but he phoned me the next day to apologize.
We had an argument with our neighbours, and now they won't even talk to us.
The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout life.
Could you go over the main points of your argument again, Professor?
He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
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爭執, 爭論, 爭吵…
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争执, 争论, 争吵…
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riña, argumento, discusión [feminine]…
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discussão, argumento…
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口論, 口げんか, 主張…
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münakaşa, tartışma, argüman…
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