0 (a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part:
1 to discuss a subject in a formal way:
They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.
[ + question word ] The authorities debated whether to build a new car park.
[ + question word ] We debated whether to take the earlier train.
2 a discussion, esp. one in which several people with different opinions about something discuss them seriously, or the process of discussing something:
The debate completely changed course after Liz made her speech.
She issued a challenge to her rival candidates to take part in a public debate.
The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run.
This proposal will almost certainly spark another countrywide debate about how to organize the school system.
His team won the national high school debate championship.
There was no seconder for the motion so it could not be debated.
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谈论,讨论, 争论,辩论, 讨论…
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