disputes

英 [dɪˈspjuːts]

美 [dɪˈspjuːts]

n.  争论; 辩论; 争端; 纠纷
v.  对…提出质询; 对…表示异议(或怀疑); 争论; 辩论; 争执; 争夺; 竞争
dispute的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 争吵;吵闹
  Adisputeis an argument or disagreement between people or groups.
  1. They have won previous pay disputes with the government...
     在先前和政府的工资纠纷中他们赢了。
  2. Negotiators failed to resolve the bitter dispute between the European Community and the United States over cutting subsides to farmers.
     谈判者未能消弭欧共体和美国之间在削减农民补贴一事上的争端。
• VERB 质疑(事实、声明或理论)；对…表示异议
  If youdisputea fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue.
  1. He disputed the allegations...
     他对指控表示怀疑。
  2. Nobody disputed that Davey was clever...
     没有人怀疑戴维是聪明的。
  3. Some economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest.
     一些经济学家怀疑消费性开支是否如数据所显示的那么大。
• V-RECIP 争夺
  When peopledisputesomething, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of peopledisputesomething with another group.
  1. Russia and Ukraine have been disputing the ownership of the fleet...
     俄罗斯和乌克兰一直在争夺舰队的所有权。
  2. Fishermen from Bristol disputed fishing rights with the Danes.
     布里斯托尔的渔民与丹麦人争夺捕鱼权。
  3. ...a disputed border region.
     有争议的边境地区
• PHR-RECIP 有争端;有分歧;有纠纷
  If two or more people or groups arein dispute, they are arguing or disagreeing about something.
  1. The two countries are in dispute over the boundaries of their coastal waters...
     两国在近海水域分界线上尚存分歧。
  2. It is currently in dispute with the government over price fixing.
     目前在定价上和政府还有争议。
• PHRASE 在争论中;处于争议中
  If something isin dispute, people are questioning it or arguing about it.
  1. All those matters are in dispute and it is not for me to decide them.
     所有这些事项都尚无定论，也不是我可以决定的。

Do not confusedisputeandargument. Adisputeis a serious argument that can last for a long time.Disputesgenerally occurr between organizations, political parties, or countries. Anargumentis a disagreement between people who may or may not know each other.
不要混淆 dispute 和 argument。dispute 指可以持续很长时间的纷争，通常发生于组织、政党或国家之间。argument 指认识或不认识的人之间的争论。

双语例句

• They have won previous pay disputes with the government
  在先前和政府的工资纠纷中他们赢了。
• Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
  这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。
• Both India and Japan have unsettled territorial disputes with China.
  印度和日本都与中国存在尚未解决的领土争端。
• UK employment law embodies arbitration and conciliation mechanisms for settling industrial disputes.
  英国雇佣法包括解决劳资纠纷的仲裁和调解机制。
• The deal ended after a series of rancorous disputes.
  经过一连串充满敌意的争吵，交易泡汤了。
• No one disputes the direct linkage between the unemployment rate and crime
  谁都不会质疑失业率与犯罪之间存在直接联系。
• But China has settled border disputes with Russia, Mongolia, Vietnam and Burma.
  但是，中国已经与俄罗斯、蒙古、越南和缅甸解决了边界争端。
• But the WTO provides a mechanism for resolving trade disputes.
  但世贸组织提供了一种解决贸易争端的机制。
• We find ourselves ensnared in employment acts which do not help resolve industrial disputes.
  我们发现自己陷入了雇佣法案的圈套之中，因为它们并不能帮助解决劳资争端。
• Scholars should stay away from sectarian disputes.
  学者宜远离门户纷争。