argue是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them -- 爭論；爭吵；爭辯

  • The children are always arguing. 孩子老是吵個不停。

  • Kids, will you stop arguing with each other? 孩子們，你們別再吵嘴了好不好？

  • They were arguing over/about which film to go and see. 他們正在爭論去看哪部電影。

• 1 to give the reasons for your opinion, idea, belief, etc. -- 論證；說理；辯論

  • The senator argued for/in favour of/against making cuts in military spending. 部長提出支持／反對削減軍費開支的理由。

  • [ + that ] The senator argued that cuts in military spending were needed. 部長論證了削減軍費開支的必要性。

  • You can argue the case either way. 這件事正說反說都有道理。

• 2 to show that something is true or exists -- 顯示出；表明

  • The evidence argues a change in policy. 證據顯示政策有了變動。