bone of contention

英 [bəʊn ɒv kənˈtenʃn]

美 [boʊn əv kənˈtenʃn]

n.  争议的焦点; 争执所在

法律

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 争议的焦点；争执所在
  If a particular matter or issue is abone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument.
  1. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
     争来争去无非是空调温度。

英英释义

noun

• the subject of a dispute
  1. the real bone of contention, as you know, is money

双语例句

• The area was a bone of contention between the Uzbek emirs and the Persian Kings for many centuries.
  过去几个世纪中，这个地区是乌兹别克埃米尔们和波斯国王们争夺的焦点。
• Media freedoms have also been a bone of contention.
  媒体自由也是一个争论的焦点。
• At the approach of each summit, China and its undervalued currency always appear to be the main bone of contention, only for Beijing to quietly sidestep any censure.
  每次峰会即将召开之时，中国以及人民币汇率低估问题似乎总会成为争论的焦点，但最终北京总能悄然避开所有责难。
• Poor Mary little thought it would be such a bone of contention when she gave it me to keep, only two hours before she died.
  可怜的玛丽临死前两个钟头把它交给我保存，她万万没想到你们像狗抢骨头一样抢这把刀。
• The island has been a bone of contention between our two countries.
  多年来，那个岛屿一直是我们两国之间争执的焦点。
• What is the real bone of contention?
  真正的争议点是什么？
• The Chinese currency has long been a bone of contention at G20 summits.
  中国货币一直是G20峰会的争论焦点。
• How to explain this phenomenon becomes the bone of contention of the theory and practice fields.
  如何解释这一现象成为理论界和实务界争论的焦点。
• The H-1B visa has been a bone of contention between business and government over the past two years.
  过去两年，h-1b签证一直是商界和政府争论的焦点。
• The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries.
  这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点。