| 单词 | discuss |
| 释义 | dis·cuss I. transitive verb 1. obsolete 2. a. obsolete b. (1) < a committee of pilots and geographers discussed the project but reached no conclusion > < the cabinet met in emergency session to discuss the draft law > (2) < a book that discusses the transmission of acquired characteristics > < in his afterword, Eban discussed his views on Zionism and on the cures for anti-Semitism — Current Biography > (3) < discussing what we'd do after graduation > 3. obsolete < discuss the same in French unto him — Shakespeare > 4. < we settled down to discuss a plentiful supper of roast and boiled beef and mutton — W.H.Hudson > 5. intransitive verb < he would be squatting in the grass discussing with someone — Helen Rich > Synonyms: < discuss plans for a party > < discuss terms of a peace treaty > < they discussed the best way of raising money > argue usually implies conviction and the often heated adducing of evidence or reasons in support of one's cause or opinion < pros and cons of “mercy killing” are no longer very seriously argued in medical circles — W.T.Fitts & Barbara Fitts > < deep-seated preferences cannot be argued about — you cannot argue a man into liking a glass of beer — O.W.Holmes †1935 > debate stresses formal or, often, public argument between opposing parties, although it can apply to a deliberation in one's own mind < the … question was hotly debated in the spring parliamentary election campaign — Collier's Year Bk > < the 82d Congress took many actions affecting social welfare and hotly debated a number of further measures — Americana Annual > < I held her hand for a moment, debating a reply — L.C.Douglas > dispute (in its older use signifying to debate) is to argue or to argue about, usually contentiously < the students disputed forensically this day a twofold question — Noah Webster > < Scotchmen and Irishmen anxious for distinction, who in previous centuries would probably have disputed about the classics or theology — E.L.Anderson > agitate stresses vigorous argument toward a practical objective, an active propaganda in the interests of a change of some kind < what Doc was agitating for … was recognition of battle exhaustion as an illness — Fred Majdalany > < the nine million refugees and expellees … are discontented with their economic plight and agitate for the recovery of their old homes — S.B.Fay > < the Senate was agitating an investigation of the department — E.M.Coulter > II. obsolete |
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