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单词 argue
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•gue /ˈɑrgyu/USA pronunciation   v., -gued, -gu•ing. 
  1. to present or state reasons for or against a thing: [no object]argued in favor of capital punishment.[~ + for/against + object]argued for capital punishment.[~ + object]to argue a case.[~ + that clause]His essay argued that the death penalty should be abolished.
  2. to disagree or quarrel;
    dispute:[no object]have been arguing all day.
  3. to persuade:[~ + object + out of + object]We tried to argue her out of the idea.
    argue is a verb, argument is a noun, argumentative is an adjective:I argued with her about the money. We had an argument about money. He was in a very argumentative mood.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•gue  (ärgyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v., -gued, -gu•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. to present reasons for or against a thing:He argued in favor of capital punishment.
  2. to contend in oral disagreement;
    dispute:The Senator argued with the President about the new tax bill.

v.t. 
  1. to state the reasons for or against:The lawyers argued the case.
  2. to maintain in reasoning:to argue that the news report must be wrong.
  3. to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning:to argue someone out of a plan.
  4. to show;
    prove;
    imply;
    indicate:His clothes argue poverty.
  • Latin argūtāre, -ārī, frequentative of arguere to prove, assert, accuse (Medieval Latin: argue, reason), though Latin frequentative form attested only in sense "babble, chatter''
  • Anglo-French, Old French arguer
  • Middle English 1275–1325
argu•er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged, 2. Argue, debate, discuss imply using reasons or proofs to support or refute an assertion, proposition, or principle. Argue implies presenting one's reasons:The scientists argued for a safer testing procedure;
      it may also imply disputing in an angry or excited way:His parents argue all the time.To discuss is to present varied opinions and views:to discuss ways and means.To debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, esp. on public questions:to debate a proposed amendment.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
argue /ˈɑːɡjuː/ vb ( -gues, -guing, -gued)
  1. (intransitive) to quarrel; wrangle: they were always arguing until I arrived
  2. (intr; often followed by for or against) to present supporting or opposing reasons or cases in a dispute; reason
  3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to try to prove by presenting reasons; maintain
  4. (tr; often passive) to debate or discuss
  5. (transitive) to persuade
  6. (transitive) to give evidence of; suggest: her looks argue despair
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French arguer to assert, charge with, from Latin arguere to make clear, accuse; related to Latin argūtus clear, argentum silver

ˈarguer n
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