英语词汇“argue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

argueargue /ˈɑrgyu/ ●●● S2 W1 verb

ETYMOLOGYargue

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French arguer, from Latin arguere to make clear

VERB TABLE

argue

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	argue
	he, she, it	argues
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	argued
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have argued
	he, she, it	has argued
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had argued
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will argue
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have argued

Continuous Form
Present	I	am arguing
	he, she, it	is arguing
	you, we, they	are arguing
Past	I, he, she, it	was arguing
	you, we, they	were arguing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been arguing
	he, she, it	has been arguing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been arguing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be arguing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been arguing

COLLOCATIONS► argued the case for

Legal groups argued the case for changing the laws.

1[intransitive] to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way SYN fight, quarrel: We could hear the neighbors arguing.argue with He was sent off the court for arguing with a referee.argue about/over They were arguing about how to spend the money. The kids were arguing over which TV program to watch.2[intransitive, transitive] to state, giving clear reasons, that something is true, should be done, etc.: a well-argued caseargue that They argued that a dam might actually increase the risk of flooding.argue for/against doing something He continues to argue against cutting the military budget. Legal groups argued the case for changing the laws.3something argues for/against something used to say that something shows that something else is or isn’t true or a good idea: All the available evidence argues against continuing the program.4you can’t argue with that! spoken used to say that something sounds very good and impressive: “You get three classes for only $20.” “You can’t argue with that!” [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French arguer, from Latin arguere to make clear]