bicker
vi.爭(zhēng)吵(brawl, quarrel)
The couple bickered over little things.
夫婦為雞毛蒜皮的小事爭(zhēng)吵。
brawl
vi.爭(zhēng)吵 (bicker, quarrel)
The disagreement soon erupted into a brawl.
分歧很快爆發(fā)為爭(zhēng)吵。
contradict
vt.反駁;抵觸 (counteract, oppose)
I hate to contradict your statement, but there are many snakes in Australia.
我不想反駁你的說法,但是澳大利亞有很多蛇。
contradictory
adj.矛盾的;反駁的(opposing)
contravene
vt.反對(duì)(contradict, oppose); 違反
Don't do whatever may contravene the law of the country.
不要做任何違背國(guó)家法律的事。
controversial
adj.引起爭(zhēng)論的
Mike wrote a very controversial book about the weakness of our political leaders.
邁克寫了一本極具爭(zhēng)議的書,內(nèi)容是關(guān)于我們政治領(lǐng)袖的弱點(diǎn)。
controversy
n.爭(zhēng)論
I am really tired of public controversy concerning the morals of the president.
我實(shí)在厭倦了公眾對(duì)總統(tǒng)道德的爭(zhēng)論。
controvert
vt.反駁(deny,contradict);辯論
What he said is a fact that can't be controverted.
他說的話無可辯駁。
debatable
adj.爭(zhēng)論中的,未決定的(controversial, unsettled)
It is debatable as to which football team is the best.
哪支足球隊(duì)最好存有爭(zhēng)議。
debate
n./v.爭(zhēng)論,辯論(discussion, argument)
disprove
v/.反駁,證明…有誤
The research disproved information I had taken for granted.
這項(xiàng)研究反駁了我深以為然的信息。
dispute
v.爭(zhēng)論, 辯論
The strikers began to depute hotly with members of management.
罷工者開始與管理層的成員進(jìn)行熱烈的交流。