n.
1. disagreement,quarrel不和,爭吵。
△Mid.2.1.116:“From our debate,from our dissension.”來自我們的不和,來自我們的爭執(zhí)。
2. contest. struggle爭奪.斗爭。
△2H.IV.4.4.2:“thisdebate that bleedeth at our doors,”這一場在我們門前流血的爭斗。
3. warfare戰(zhàn)斗。
△L.L.L.1.1.172 (173):“l(fā)ost in theworld’s debate”.在戰(zhàn)爭中喪生。
debate
vt.
1. discuss,speak about討論.談?wù)摗?br/>△Ado.5.4.3:“Upon the error that you heard debated.”根據(jù)你所聽到談?wù)撨^的那種誤會。
△Com.3.1.67:“In debating whichwas best. we shall part with neither .” 方才討論哪一樣好.現(xiàn)在一樣得不到.就得走了。
△3H.VI.4.7.51: “Nay.stay. Sir John. a while. and we’ll debate By whatsafe means the crown may be recovered.” 不.約翰爵士.請等一下,我們來討論用什么穩(wěn)妥的辦法恢復(fù)王位。
△H.VIII.2.4.49 (51): “That they had gathered a wise councilto them Of every realm. that did debate thisbusiness,╱Who deemed our marriage lawful.”他們曾經(jīng)從各國邀請賢明人上在一起商議,專門討論過這件事,都認(rèn)為我們的婚姻是合法的。
2. dispute,contest,settle by fighting. fight out. de-cide爭論.爭奪,通過戰(zhàn)斗解決,打仗解決,決定。
△Ham.4.4.25: “Two thousand souls and twenty thousand ducats╱Will not debate the question of this straw.”兩千條性命,兩萬塊金幣,也解決不了這個草芥問題。
~ vi. reckon mentally盤算。
△H.V.4.1.31: “I andmy bosom must debate a while,”我心里有事,要自己盤算一下。
△Mer.1.3.54 (53):“I am debating of my pres-ent store.”我正在估算我手頭的現(xiàn)款。
debate[di?beit]
v.&n.討論,辯論,爭論,論辯,爭辯,論戰(zhàn)
◇ debate in court法庭辯論
debate on =debate upon討論,辯論
open the debate首先發(fā)言
‖ endless debate爭論不休
debate in court法庭辯論
debatable adj.可討(辯)論中的
debater n.辯論者