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

• Discussions and debates are my favorite way of learning.
  探讨和辩论是我特别喜爱的学习方法。
• 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。
• The method to be used in debates is to present the facts, reason things out, and persuade through reasoning.
  辩论的时候，必须采取摆事实，讲道理，以理服人的方法。
• I thank you for the rich diversity of debates, ideas, experiences and practical, often ingenious solutions.
  我感谢你们进行了丰富多彩的辩论，感谢你们交流了大量想法和经验，并提出了切实可行的、而且往往十分巧妙的解决办法。
• Oh, I forgot how eager you were for debates.
  噢，我忘了你有多么渴望辩论了。
• He is increasingly active in harrying the government in late-night debates.
  他越来越活跃，在深夜辩论中不断攻击政府。
• 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。
• In turn debates and discussions of these developments often allocate time and energy to the extremes.
  依次偏激地辩论和讨论这些发展经常分配时间和精力。
• 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。
• In some countries, the issue can have a broad effect on policy debates.
  在一些国家，这个问题可能会对政策辩论产生广泛影响。