debates
- 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;思考;仔细考虑;盘算
- debate的第三人称单数和复数
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N-VAR （各自发表不同观点的）辩论，争论，讨论
A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.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。
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N-COUNT (议会或其他机构就某问题在投票前进行的)辩论
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.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。
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It is an excellent idea to encourage them to join a school debating society.
鼓励他们加入学校的辩论社是个绝佳的主意。
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V-RECIP （与…）辩论，争论，讨论
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.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。
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VERB 考虑;盘算;权衡
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.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。
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PHRASE 存在争论的;有待讨论的;未确定的
If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.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。
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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。
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The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period
这4场辩论将被压缩到短短8天的时间，这是前所未有的。
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Our next class will take the form of a debate .
我们下一堂课将采用辩论的形式。
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Climate change is still very much a subject for debate .
气候变化很大程度上仍是一个争论的话题。
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Who would like to lead off the debate ?
谁愿带头发言开始辩论？
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The new information adds fuel to the debate over safety procedures .
新信息对于有关安全程序的辩论是火上浇油。
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The government is claiming the high ground in the education debate .
政府在教育辩论中处于有利地位。
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We need to shift the focus of this debate .
我们需要转换一下辩论的焦点。
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Television is now an important forum for political debate .
电视已成了政治辩论的重要擂台。
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Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention .
难得有一场辩论吸引这么多的媒体关注。
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The debate veered away from the main topic of discussion .
争论脱离了讨论的主题。
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The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus .
辩论会似乎没有开始时那么大的冲劲了。
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The theatre 's future is a subject of considerable debate .
剧院的前途是一个颇有争议的问题。
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After a long debate , Congress approved the proposal .
经过长时间辩论，国会通过了这项提议。
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There had been much debate on the issue of childcare .
人们对儿童保育问题议论纷纷。
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His comments provided a focus for debate .
他的评论提供了辩论的重点。
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This debate will run and run !
这场辩论会没完没了地继续下去！
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She has been trying to revive the debate over equal pay .
她一直在设法再次展开同工同酬的辩论。
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The debate was televised in front of a live audience .
这场辩论当着现场观众的面进行电视转播。
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The committee will debate whether to lower the age of club membership to 16 .
委员会将讨论是否将参加俱乐部的年龄限制放宽到16岁。
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The television debate was moderated by a law professor .
这场电视辩论由一位法学教授主持。
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They have tabled a motion for debate at the next Party Conference .
他们已经提出一项动议，在下次党的会议上进行辩论。
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We seem to be straying from the main theme of the debate .
我们似乎是偏离了辩论的主题。
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Their opinions were at opposite poles of the debate .
他们的意见在辩论中截然相反。
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There was a nationwide debate on whether the asylum laws should be changed .
对是否应该修改政治避难法展开了一场全国性的大辩论。
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The debate soon degenerated into open warfare .
争论很快恶化，演变成了公开的论战。
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As the debate went on , tempers began to fray .
随着辩论的继续，火气就上来了。
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The minister opened the debate .
部长在辩论时率先发言。
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The debate was a pretty disappointing affair .
那次辩论使人颇感失望。
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His speech has provoked a raging debate .
他的演讲激起了激烈的争论。