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NOUN. 名词1.?[C, U 有变体名词] 辩论 , 争论A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. 双语例句例: An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government. 以色列政府内部正进行着一场激烈的争论。 例: There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this. 在学者中关于此问题一直争论纷纷。 2.?[C 可数名词] (议会投票前的)正式讨论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. 双语例句例: He is expected to force a debate in Congress on his immigration reform. 预计他会推动一个关于他的移民改革的正式讨论。
VERB. 动词debates , debating , debated 1.?[RECIP 相互动词] 辩论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. 双语例句例: The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today. 联合国安理会今天将就该问题展开讨论。 例: Scientists were debating whether an asteroid was about to hit the Earth. 科学家们在争论是否有一颗小行星要撞上地球。 2.?[T 及物动词] 考虑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. 双语例句例: 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。
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