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单词 dispute
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dispute

There is no dispute about the sickening facts of the case.It can take years and businesses must pay the disputed bills in the meantime.Talks to resolve the dispute were unsuccessful yesterday.The network has been hit by staff shortages and one of the most bitter industrial disputes in years.They claim the disputes are about pay, conditions and passenger safety.Their argument that the dispute with Southern is about safety is bogus.That's not to mention clauses whose parentage and application is a matter of legal dispute.Southern services have been disrupted for months due to an industrial dispute and 14 days of strikes are planned.Further claims in the long-running dispute could add up to 5bn.There are three new stands, but because of a dispute with the government, they are not in use.There were disputes about money and missing equipment.The two neighbours are involved in a poisonous dispute over a group of islands.Retailers and property landlords have been locked in a bitter dispute about rent payments.This will not help find a sustainable resolution to the dispute.The latter has also been the subject of a legal dispute.Each element of the argument has been disputed.The international evidence on free schools is also much disputed.Union officials will meet the firm today to try to resolve the dispute.Any valuables found could be subject to lengthy and complex ownership disputes.It has filed dozens of lawsuits over pay disputes with the national oil company.The only people who could fight civil disputes were the rich or those who qualified for legal aid.The service will allow an extra month to attempt to resolve the dispute before people hit the deadline for making their claim.We're supposed to be a nation of animal lovers but this disputes this theory.The two biggest classroom unions are in dispute with the Government over school reforms.Sometimes we may get into disputes with consumers that don't get resolved.There is a dispute about whether A2 has contributed to that.The group had the feel of a paramilitary unit when it used aggressive tactics to deal with the industrial disputes of the 1970s.But, as in a beleaguered fortress, all disputes and disagreements stop at the wall.

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dispute

British English: dispute NOUN
A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.
They have won previous pay disputes with the government.
  • American English: dispute
  • Brazilian Portuguese: disputa
  • Chinese: 争议
  • European Spanish: disputa
  • French: conflit
  • German: Auseinandersetzung
  • Italian: controversia
  • Japanese: 論争
  • Korean: 논쟁
  • European Portuguese: disputa
  • Latin American Spanish: disputa
British English: dispute VERB
If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue.
He disputed the allegations.
  • American English: dispute
  • Brazilian Portuguese: contestar
  • Chinese: 争论
  • European Spanish: cuestionar
  • French: contester
  • German: bestreiten
  • Italian: contestare
  • Japanese: 反論する
  • Korean: 반박하다
  • European Portuguese: contestar
  • Latin American Spanish: cuestionar

All related terms of 'dispute'

Chinese translation of 'dispute'

dispute

(dɪsˈpjuːt)

n (c/u)

  1. (between people) 争(爭)论(論) (zhēnglùn) (场(場), chǎng)
  2. (industrial) 争(爭)执(執) (zhēngzhí) (场(場), chǎng)
  3. (between countries, organizations) 争(爭)端 (zhēngduān) (场(場), chǎng)

vt

  1. [fact, statement] 对(對) ... 提出质(質)疑 (duì ... tíchū zhìyí)
  2. [ownership, rights] 争(爭)夺(奪) (zhēngduó)
    to be in dispute [people, countries] 有纠(糾)纷(紛) (yǒu jiūfēn) [issue] 有争(爭)论(論) (yǒu zhēnglùn)
    I don't dispute that ... 我毫不怀(懷)疑 ... (wǒ háo bù huáiyí ... )
(verb) 
Definition
to doubt the validity of
He disputed the allegations.
Synonyms
contest
Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case.
question
It never occurs to them to question the doctor's decisions.
challenge
The move was immediately challenged by the opposition.
deny
She denied the accusations.
doubt
I have no reason to doubt his word.
oppose
Mr Taylor was bitter towards those who had opposed him.
object to
contradict
The result appears to contradict a major study carried out last December.
rebut
impugn (formal)
I hope the good name of the company will not be impugned.
controvert
call in or into question
(verb) 
Whole towns disputed with neighboring villages over boundaries.
Synonyms
argue
They were still arguing. I could hear them down the road.
fight
The children were always arguing and fighting with each other.
clash
A group of 400 demonstrators clashed with police.
row
They rowed all the time.
disagree
The two men disagreed about what to do next.
fall out (informal)
She fell out with her friend.
contend
The two main groups contended for power.
feud
He feuded with his brother for years.
quarrel
My brother quarrelled with my father.
brawl
They brawled in the street.
squabble
The siblings squabble like they did when they were children.
spar
The sparring couple have declared a truce in public.
wrangle
The two parties are still wrangling over the timing of the election.
bicker
The two children bickered constantly.
have an argument
cross swords
The last time they crossed swords was at the Olympics.
be at sixes and sevens
fight like cat and dog
go at it hammer and tongs
altercate
(noun) 
Definition
a disagreement between workers and their employer
There has been much dispute over the ownership of the lease.
Synonyms
disagreement
My instructor and I had a brief disagreement.
conflict
Try to keep any conflict between you and your sibling to a minimum.
argument
The issue has caused heated political argument.
controversy
falling out
contention
They generally tried to avoid subjects of contention between them.
dissent
He has responded harshly to any dissent.
quarreling
friction
There was friction between the children.
strife
The boardroom strife at the company is far from over.
antagonism
There is much antagonism between the two teams.
discord
He foments discord among the allies.
altercation
I had an altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
(noun) 
Definition
an argument between two or more people
The dispute between them is settled.
Synonyms
argument
She got into a heated argument with a stranger.
row
The meeting descended into an unpleasant row.
clash
Inside government, there was a clash of views.
controversy
The proposed cuts have caused considerable controversy.
disturbance
During the disturbance, three men were hurt.
contention
Sufficient research evidence exists to support this contention.
feud
a long and bitter feud between families
quarrel
I had a terrible quarrel with my other brothers.
brawl
He had been in a street brawl.
squabble
There have been minor squabbles about phone bills.
wrangle
He was involved in a legal wrangle with the Health Secretary.
difference of opinion
tiff
She was walking home after a tiff with her best friend.
dissension
a great deal of dissension within the armed forces
turf war (informal)
shindig (informal)
shindy (informal)
bagarre (French)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of altercation
Definition
a noisy argument
I had an altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
Synonyms
argument,
row,
clash,
disagreement,
dispute,
controversy,
contention,
quarrel,
squabble,
wrangle,
bickering,
discord,
dissension
in the sense of antagonism
Definition
openly expressed hostility
There is much antagonism between the two teams.
Synonyms
hostility,
competition,
opposition,
conflict,
rivalry,
contention,
friction,
discord,
antipathy,
dissension
in the sense of bicker
Definition
to argue over petty matters
The two children bickered constantly.
Synonyms
quarrel,
fight,
argue,
row (informal),
clash,
dispute,
scrap (informal),
disagree,
fall out (informal),
squabble,
spar,
wrangle,
cross swords,
fight like cat and dog,
go at it hammer and tongs,
altercate

Synonyms of 'dispute'

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