v.争论；辩驳；争议；质疑
n.争论；争端；争吵
The couple disputed where to spend the holiday. 夫妻俩为上哪儿度假而发生争论。
It is ridiculous to dispute about such a thing. 为这样的事情而争论简直荒谬可笑。
"I'm not disputing what you say, matt." said Tremaine, shaking his head. “我并不是要跟你辩驳，麦特”，屈里曼说，摇摇头。
Now there was just one point on the boundary left to dispute. 边界上有一点引起争议。
The land near the border is disputed ground. 靠近边界的土地是有争议的地区。
The family wanted to dispute the will. 家属想对遗嘱提出质疑。
用作名词 (n.)A long dispute means that both parties are wrong.( Voltaire) 持久的争论意味着双方都是错的。(伏尔泰)
Workers are in dispute with management about the redundancies. 劳方现就裁员问题与资方争论。
The dispute was settled last week. 争端在上周解决了。
Everyone feared that the boundary dispute between these two countries would culminate in a war. 人人都担心，这两国间的边境争端将以一场战争告终。
Disputes on this matter lacerated their friendship. 就这件事进行的争吵伤害了他们之间的友情。
I often act as a peacemaker, trying to mediate disputes between the wife and the husband. 我经常充当和事佬,设法调解他们夫妻的争吵。
dispute的基本意思是“辩论,争论”,表示激烈地争论以求说服别人。引申可表示“怀疑真实性或妥当性”。
dispute可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、代词、带疑问词的动词不定式或从句作宾语。
dispute用作不及物动词时,其后接介词with时,表示“与某人争论”; 后接介词about, on〔upon〕或over时,表示“争论某事”。
