debates

英 [dɪˈbeɪts]

美 [dɪˈbeɪts]

n.  (在公共集会上或议会里就某问题进行的、常以表决结束的)辩论; (各自发表不同意见的)争论，辩论，讨论
v.  (尤指正式)讨论，辩论; 仔细考虑; 思考; 盘算
debate的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （各自发表不同观点的）辩论，争论，讨论
  Adebateis a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
  1. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government...
     以色列政府内部正在进行激烈的辩论。
  2. There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this.
     学者之间对此一直争论纷纷。
• N-COUNT (议会或其他机构就某问题在投票前进行的)辩论
  Adebateis 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.
  1. There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days.
     预计接下来的几天里议会将会进行一些激烈的辩论。
• V-RECIP （与…）辩论，争论，讨论
  If peopledebatea topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one persondebatesa topicwithanother person.
  1. The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today...
     联合国安理会今天将就这个问题展开讨论。
  2. The causes of anorexia are much debated...
     关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。
  3. Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert...
     学者们就弥源太是否皈依进行过辩论。
  4. He likes to debate issues with his friends.
     他喜欢跟朋友辩论各种问题。
• VERB 考虑;盘算;权衡
  If youdebatewhether 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.
  1. Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka...
     塔格特思忖着是否再要一杯双份伏特加。
  2. At the moment we are debating what furniture to buy for the house...
     我们眼下正盘算着为房子购置什么样的家具。
  3. I debated going back inside, but decided against it.
     我寻思着是否再进去，最后还是决定离开。
• PHRASE 存在争论的;有待讨论的;未确定的
  If you say that a matter isopen to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.
  1. Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate.
     他们之中谁更有音乐天赋还未有定论。

双语例句

• Spirited debates have erupted between physicists concerning these wormholes.
  之间爆发了热烈的争论，就这些虫洞物理学家。
• At his grammar school he is remembered for being bad at games but good in debates.
  在文法学校里，他因拙于体育但擅长辩论而让人印象深刻。
• His vacuity was a handicap in these debates.
  在这些辩论中，思想贫乏是他的一个弱点。
• And that, in turn, is starting to have some surprising impact on the eurozone debates.
  这进而开始对欧元区的辩论产生了一些令人意外的影响。
• It's a negotiating session for presidential debates.
  这是一个总统竞选谈判会议。
• Preparations for doomsday already influence policy debates.
  对末日的准备已经影响了有关政策的辩论。
• The extensive reading list covers the major theories, methods, and debates in the field of gender studies.
  广泛的阅读资料清单包括了性别研究领域的主要理论，研究方法以及对这一领域的争论。
• It also debates policy and passes laws.
  它还讨论政策和通过法律。
• The visions I have just spoken of were mixed with other debates.
  我刚才提到的那些幻觉，跟另一些思想活动纠缠在一起。
• It would be wrong to say that the Church doesn't enter the great moral debates of our time.
  要说教会问题不是当代社会道德争论的一大议题，那就错了。